Senior Center table tennis mixed doubles tournament draws record turnout

Gregory Hamilton

In front of a record turnout at the Oak Ridge Senior Center, Kermit Raxter and Ruth Gove defeated Gary and Barb Dlouhy 13-11, 3-11, 12-10, 6-11, and 11-9 to win the recent mixed doubles table tennis tournament.

Both teams narrowly advanced to the finals after winning fifth-game deuce matches in the semifinals. Other semifinal teams were Tony Capozzi/Julia Scruggs and Mike Pethel/Jinny Longee.

Twenty-eight players turned out to play or watch the tournament.

Also playing as teams were Linh and Sa Le, Jehan Mistry and Mona Wallace, Dick Barnett and Sharla Zahn, and Mark and Nancy Schmidt.

This was the fourth monthly tournament held at the Senior Center this year. A beginner/intermediate doubles tournament is scheduled for May 24.

The Oak Ridge Senior Center has an active table tennis group that meets three times weekly: 3:30-6:30 on Tuesday; 2-4 on Friday, and 9-12:30 Saturday. The Senior Center is at 1407 Oak Ridge Turnpike, adjacent to the Oak Ridge Civic Center.

From left: Runners-up Gary and Barb Dlouhy, scorekeeper Woody Gove, and tournament champions Ruth Gove and Kermit Raxter.
From left: Runners-up Gary and Barb Dlouhy, scorekeeper Woody Gove, and tournament champions Ruth Gove and Kermit Raxter.
All 16 participants in the mixed doubles table tennis tournament.
All 16 participants in the mixed doubles table tennis tournament.

This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Oak Ridge Senior Center table tennis tournament record turnout

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