Well Texas was exciting for Steve Deakin. His first time partnership with James Ignatowich turned out to exceed expectations and although they lost the second round to Wilson/Koller which knocked them into the back draw….they were able to move forward playing 8 matches that day to fight back to a Bronze medal, which included their win over Wilson/Koller in a second meeting in the consolation bracket.
Hitting a Podium on his third tournament back was an exceptional achievement and the PPA referred to him as the ” Comeback Kid “.
His mixed results were not as successful with his other first time pairing, Sarah Burr from Australia. Sarah is a top player back in Oz that wanted to dive into the American tour and see how she did. We all know how tough it is for a newcomer to find partnerships before they have a resume so we know Sarah had a tough time securing these partnerships this early in her budding career. We wish her the best of luck moving forward on this side of the pond.
Steve is looking forward to getting back to work with his full time mixed partner and newly PPA signed athlete, Brooke Buckner. They have had some early success and gel well together.
Next up…Orlando !
