On Saturday I stopped by our table tennis tournament to take a few photos before proceeding on to Sacramento to photograph Yadira and Warren’s wedding (some of their photos will be posted on my blog in a couple of days). The first annual Gold Country Open Table Tennis Tournament was a huge success, after much hard work on the part of the Auburn Table Tennis Club and the Sierra Table Tennis Club (of Grass Valley/Nevada City). Tournament results and more photos to be posted soon at http://www.auburntabletennis.com/. Such a great sport! On the first day we had some of the top players in N. California in the USATT sanctioned events, and the 2nd day was a recreational tournament featuring 5 high school teams, seniors, and club players. Check out some of the photos below. Some of the main events will be broadcast by Touchdown Productions of Nevada County on local cable TV
Mike Gaynor, of Penn Valley, stretches for a forehand return.
Andrew Streng, of Marysville, shows excellent form on a heavy sidespin serve. He’s got a great coach! .. me
Tyler Spesick, the top junior at the Auburn club, displays his athleticism in a forehand smash.
Players competing on 11 tables at at the Regional Park gym in Auburn.The gym was provided by our sponsor, the Auburn Recreation District.
Billy Fu, of Reno, and James Therriault, of Sacramento go at it in a round robin event.
Tom Spesick, one of Auburns top players, goes to the wall to return a smash.
James Therriault, one of N. California’s top players and member of the California Table Tennis Hall of Fame, had a great day at the tournament, finishing 2nd to Barney Reed, of San Jose, in the Open event. James runs the Sacramento club http://www.sactabletennis.org/
Jian Zhuang focuses to return an opponents serve. JZ, one of the top players in the greater Sacramento area, runs the Folsom Table Tennis Club and offers table tennis supplies at http://www.tabletennisonly.com/
Billy Fu, of Reno, and James Therriault, of Sacramento go at it in a round robin event.
Tom Spesick, one of Auburns top players, goes to the wall to return a smash.
James Therriault, one of N. California’s top players and member of the California Table Tennis Hall of Fame, had a great day at the tournament, finishing 2nd to Barney Reed, of San Jose, in the Open event. James runs the Sacramento club http://www.sactabletennis.org/
Jian Zhuang focuses to return an opponents serve. JZ, one of the top players in the greater Sacramento area, runs the Folsom Table Tennis Club and offers table tennis supplies at http://www.tabletennisonly.com/