The State Games of Oklahoma were held at the Lifetime Fitness in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It was a wonderful facility (absolutely beautiful!) and there was a tremendous turnout! The floor was concrete that was used primarily for tennis. So there were approximately twenty-four courts set up for pickleball. It was, by far the most temporary nets I have ever seen in one place! Yet as large as it was, and there were hundreds of entries, it was the best run tournament we have ever been to. There were announcements overhead of who was up next and what court you would be on, plus there were monitors with who was playing next and where. It was a well oiled machine! A huge shout out to the promoters and facilitators of the tournament. Simply wonderful!
We played we and won first place. The final had referees for lines calls which was a first for both of us. We played the second place team twice and enjoyed their company and became friends. It was a great experience all the way around……..other than a slight hiccup of being stopped by the highway patrol on the way down to Oklahoma City. Only a warning, but the story will live on forever.
The State Games were an awesome experience and we look forward to going again!