ROSEVILLE, CA (MPG) - The Rancho Murieta Pickleball Club made a very strong showing at the Johnson Ranch Pickleball courts Sept. 26 to 28, and the club posted several medal winners.

On Friday Sept. 26, in the Men’s 3.5-3.99 Singles matches, Stuart Allen won the 3.5-3.99 Gold in the under 45-year-old division, and John Martin won Silver in the 60+ Men’s 3.0-3.49 division.

On Saturday Sept. 27, in the Men’s Doubles 60-plus division of 3.0-3.49 skill level, John Martin and Warren Hughes won the Gold for Rancho Murieta. 

On Sunday Sept. 28, the last day of the Sacramento Classic, Jeff and Sue Kohlhardt won the 60-plus Mixed Doubles 3.0 division to represent Rancho Murieta.

The Sacramento Classic Pickleball Tournament is part of a National Pickleball event tour. According to Samantha Martinez, the Johnson Ranch Sports Club Pickleball director, Johnson Ranch Sports club hosts the annual event. It had 444 entries for this tournament, which was the highest participation level on the entire tour this year.  

Pickleball is widely considered the fastest growing sport in the U.S. and is speculated to be an Olympic sport in the future.