2023 Summer Lifetime Match Milestone Awards

September 22, 2023 6:19 PM

by San Diego APA

2023 Summer Lifetime Match Milestone Awards

September 22, 2023 6:19 PM

by San Diego APA

Congratulations to the following players who have reached 500 and 1000 lifetime match milestones during the 2023 Spring Session! Players can pick up awards at the 2023 Spring BLAST this weekend May 20-21 at Pockets! THANKS FOR PLAYING!

2000 Match Milestone Achievement

Congratulations to these two avid players for reaching this major milestone!

  • Balleras, Greg 2,027
  • Silver, Don 2,003

Very few active SDAPA players have over 2,000 matches played. Here are the players in the 2000 Lifetime Matches Club: 

  • Schaffer, Linda 2,838   
  • Fellows, Kai 2,757  
  • Flanagan, Mary Anne 2,423   
  • Pallone, Tony 2,355   
  • Spagenski, Diana 2,192   
  • McBrayer, Larry 2,113  
  • Bauer, Berna 2,073   
  • Ahlers, Sean 2,064

1000 Match Milestone Achievement

  • Nix, Mathew 1,031
  • Nguyen, Kim 1,024
  • Mezzanatto, Rory 1,010
  • Liles, Shawn 1,008
  • Imamura, Bermellyn 1,000

Also available for pickup upon email request (players who achieved 1000 matches from previous sessions): Gerald Smith

500 Match Milestone Achievement,
WELCOME TO THE SDAPA MILESTONE CLUB!

  • Arciniega, Edward
  • Fana, Fahim
  • Jackson, Leslie
  • Jenkins, Heather
  • Weber, Tom
  • Melancon, Ralph
  • Gramse, Samantha
  • Rumph, Linda
  • Butler, Charity
  • Eshaq, Sahil
  • Tucker, Tristan
  • Ciuffreda, Cheryl
  • Jenks, Daniel
  • Martinez, Enrique    

Also available for pickup upon email request (players who achieved 500 matches from previous sessions): 

  • Anrubio, Jaime
  • Barreiro, Laura   
  • Blair, Reno   
  • Britt, Sandi
  • Cadotte, Claire   
  • Diggs, Willivet   
  • Gallegos-Elliot, Dawn
  • Iams, Mark   
  • Kindem, Susan   
  • Lowry, Diane   
  • Robinson, Johnny   
  • Seaman, Brian   
  • Wick, William
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