EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association held the inaugural Nusenda Credit Union Sun Bowl Pickleball Tournament on March 20-22, 2026, at Eastwood High School and awarded $4,000 in cash prizes to professional divisions.
In its second year, the tournament attracted over 220 participants and featured 420 matches across men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, mixed doubles, and hybrid wheelchair divisions at various skill levels and age groups.
“We wish to expand to include a junior division. Our goal is to turn this into one of the biggest tournaments in the southwest,” stated Sun Bowl Association Executive Director Bernie Olivas. “We thank the Ysleta Independent School District and Eastwood High School for allowing us to use their facilities to host the tournament. Most importantly, we cannot thank Nusenda Credit Union enough for their title sponsorship.”
Below is a list of the winners in each division:
Friday Medal Results (March 20, 2026)
Men’s Singles (Open) 19 and above
GOLD: Colter Cleveland ($500 awarded)
SILVER: Robert Galligan ($300 awarded)
BRONZE: Carlos Guardado ($200 awarded)
Winners of the Men's Singles (Open)
Women’s Singles (Open) 19 and above
GOLD: Alehanna Gomez ($500 awarded)
SILVER: Maddie Elsey ($300 awarded)
BRONZE: Sharon Loomis ($200 awarded)
Winners of the Women's Singles (Open)
Saturday Medal Results (March 21, 2026)
Men’s Doubles (3.0 and under) 19-34
GOLD: Carlos Gonzalez and Aaron Carrillo
SILVER: Angel Banda and Diego Martinez
BRONZE: Steven Sotelo and Stephen Lyon
Men’s Doubles (3.0 and under) 35-49
GOLD: Mario Guerrero and Raul Loya
SILVER: Art Moreno and Corey Bretsch
BRONZE: Cesar Ponce and Mario Carrillo
Men’s Doubles (3.0 and under) 50-59
GOLD: Edward R. Scruggs and Jose Hernandez
SILVER: Richard Conger and Stanley Harmon
BRONZE: Matt Harshey and Tate Rosenbusch
Men’s Doubles (3.0 and under) 60-69
GOLD: Rene Ramirez and Felipe Gonzales
SILVER: Manny Chavira and Dennis Montano
BRONZE: James Tachibana and Karl Queen
Men’s Doubles (3.0 and under) 70 and above
GOLD: John Dodson and Ray Neal
SILVER: Lloyd Williams and Stanley Stack
BRONZE: David Miller and John Schmid
Women’s Doubles Skill (3.0 and under) 19-49
GOLD: Marissa Amato and Michelle Amato
SILVER: Kristi Southern and Jennifer Woo
BRONZE: Amanda Vallejo and Alison Valles
Women’s Doubles Skill (3.0 and under) 50-59
GOLD: Ida Chavira and Dolores Huante
SILVER: Sandra Silva and Tucker Clark
BRONZE: Olga Loy and Lori Gonzalez
Women’s Doubles Skill (3.0 and under) 60-69
GOLD: Elizabeth Stephens and Patricia Dyer
SILVER: Julieta Turner and Becky Mowad
BRONZE: Darlene Gore and Ellen Hughes
Men’s Doubles Skill (3.5 and under) 35-49
GOLD: Samuel Alarcon and Tyron Kim
SILVER: Bryan Lennon and John Wooten
BRONZE: Michael Tinsley and Neil Upadhyaya
Men’s Doubles Skill (3.5 and under) 50 and above
GOLD: Ervin Medina and Ricardo Tejada
SILVER: Sam Bustamante and Samuel Legarreta
BRONZE: Butch Gore and Juan Balderrama
Women’s Doubles Skill: (3.5 and under) 35-69
GOLD: Daniela Diego and Amanda Beltran
SILVER: Jacquie Barnes and Suzette Balderrama
BRONZE: Wendy Chandler and Erin Stephens
Men’s Doubles Skill (4.0 and under) 19-34
GOLD: Jayson Hoff and Aidan Hoff
SILVER: Leopoldo Valencia and Thomas Garvey
BRONZE: Zachary West and Frank Avila
Men’s Doubles Skill (4.0 and under) 35-69
GOLD: Kyle Cabral and Robert Walraven
SILVER: Richard Martinez II and Luis Lopez
BRONZE: Kent Kaneer and Scot Fromwiller
Men’s Doubles Skill (Open) 19 and above
GOLD: JoseLuis Herrera and Isai Reyes-Quiroz ($500 awarded)
SILVER: Clayton Bench and Colter Cleveland ($300 awarded)
BRONZE: Alex Garcia and Javier Porras ($200 awarded)
Winners of the Men's Doubles (Open)
Women’s Doubles Skill (Open) 19 and above
GOLD: Maddie Elsey and Alehanna Gomez ($500 awarded)
SILVER: Sharon Loomis and Beverly Boozer ($300 awarded)
BRONZE: Kate Decker and Amber Medina ($200 awarded)
Winners of the Women's Doubles (Open)
Sunday Medal Results (March 22, 2026)
Hybrid Wheelchair (Open) Open age
GOLD: Terry Avalos and Ben Avalos
SILVER: Jonathan Elix and Israel Melick
BRONZE: Mary Lopez and Mario Wright
Mixed Doubles Skill (3.0 and under) 19-34
GOLD: Marissa Amato and Issac Diaz de Leon
SILVER: Allison Ingraham and Robert Doar
BRONZE: Alison Valles and Steven Sotelo
Mixed Doubles Skill (3.0 and under) 35-49
GOLD: Lori Gonzalez and Luis Flores
SILVER: Xochitl Lara and Art Moreno
BRONZE: Kassandra Castorena and Curt Barnett
Mixed Doubles Skill (3.0 and under) 50-59
GOLD: Ida Chavira and Manny Chavira
SILVER: Lori Ingram and Michael Ingram
BRONZE: Olga Loy and Richard Conger
Mixed Doubles Skill (3.0 and under) 60-69
GOLD: Ellen Hughes and David Warren
SILVER: Becky Mowad and John Dodson
BRONZE: Elizabeth Stephens and Eric Stephens
Mixed Doubles Skill (3.0 and under) 70 and above
GOLD: Patricia McGoldrick and Lloyd Williams
SILVER: Cathy Clemens and Steve Westenhofer
BRONZE: Vicki Sanftner and David Miller
Mixed Doubles Skill (3.5 and under) 19-49
GOLD: Lucero Velasco and Luis Bull
SILVER: Salamasina Robertson and Sebastian Rodriguez
BRONZE: Cecilia Tellez and Jesse Haas
Mixed Doubles (3.5 and under) 50-69
GOLD: Diane Medina and Ervin Medina
SILVER: Suzette Balderrama and Juan Balderrama
BRONZE: Mary Chavez and Sam Bustamante
Mixed Doubles Skill (4.0 and under) 50-69
GOLD: Sharon Loomis and Kyle Cabral ($500 awarded)
SILVER: Cecilia Little and Jayson Hoff ($300 awarded)
BRONZE: Paula Kesner and Ricardo Tejada ($200 awarded)
Winners of the Mixed Doubles (4.0)
Mixed Doubles Skill (Open) 19 and above
GOLD: Alehanna Gomez and Isai Reyes-Quiroz ($500 awarded)
SILVER: Madie Elsey and JoseLuis Herrera ($300 awarded)
BRONZE: Jennifer Ontiveros and Alex Garcia ($200 awarded)
Winners of the Mixed Doubles (Open)
Special thanks to title sponsor Nusenda Credit Union and the following partners:
Sun Bowl Association
Pickleball El Paso
Eastwood High School
Pepsi
Gatorade
Visit El Paso
Papa John’s Pizza
Sun City Communications
Albertson’s
