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And next up here on Championship Court, we have our senior pro mixed doubles.
Pearson's not shy of ripping that ball, though, is he? Especially that first drive. No, it's most certainly his go-to. Coco, third drive. Oops. Fifth drive, seventh drive, sixth drive, ninth drive with her dinking. Oh, well done there. Might give her a bit of confidence. She took him on. Look at that. Held her ground. Give it to me, she says. Yeah, she was ready. She was bouncing for the next one.
Oh Jesus. Oh, and a tween at a boot. You'll see that on the replay. Here it come. Oh, got past that one. Bringing up game point. Oh, wow. Just threads the needle. Pearson straight through the middle. Take that, he says. Second serve. Ivan's going backwards. He's worried about the pace of Pearson. Yep. They've definitely The odds are in their favor if they can make them play more balls right in a rally. Oh, second server. It's a good spot from Pearson. Yeah. Senior Promix doubles event. Oh, good pickup. Oh, Amakawa's defense. the lob. Oh, wow. Great work. That was very ble really dictating the play in that point. Unless it was her way. Oh, that's a good shot. Great. Oh, great retrieval. Well played point. You see here full stretch then the drive wide from stride taking Pearson out of court. He dropped it on the toes of Amakawa. She couldn't dig it out.
And there it is. They take it. The senior pro mixed doubles gold medal goes to an berlet and Jeremy Pearson. Well done. Our national champions for the Australian Pickle Ball Championships of 2025. That was a big match. I mean, they did really well. But oh, hustle paddle, mate. Uh Jeremy and Angela, fantastic performance here. You're Australian champions in senior pro mixed doubles. You're up 10-1 in game two. How do you hold it together and close that one out? They were tough. Uh they've got a fantastic short game. Can't take anything for granted. They don't give you any free points. I think the only thing that got me over the edge was my uh New Zealand top.
The key is showing off the black and white. Yes, I had the pleasure of playing for New Zealand last year. So, it's dear to my heart this. Well, Angela, I know you're very emotional right now. Naomi got you in women's doubles. You came out here, you got redemption in mix in mix pro. What does it mean to you? Oh, it means everything. It does mean everything. Angela Bertzelite. So emotional and that's what it means here at the APC to be Australian champions. Jeremy, what's it mean to you? Well, uh, firstly, I'd like to thank an because this is her idea. So, it was a brilliant idea for me to cross the ditch. It's normally the woman that come up with the good ideas. I've just come off the New Zealand Open and uh had some good results there. So, I'm pretty happy to uh have this title on both sides of the tasine.
Well, and you were a late entry. We saw the partnership grow throughout and it really culminated here with a championship. I'm going to give you the opportunity to choke up again. Any last words? Oh, look, thanks so much, Jeremy. I didn't have a partner about a month ago.