Eric Oncins celebrating a victory for the Miami Pickleball Club at the MLP Orlando Playoffs.
Eric Oncins and the Miami Pickleball Club are just one win away from advancing to the Challenger level finals after Friday's victory. Major League Pickleball

Gender doubles propels Miami to victory over SoCal

The second Challenger level semifinal series began just like the first: with a 3-0 sweep.

The Miami Pickleball Club earned a comprehensive victory over the SoCal Hard Eights, thanks in large part to gender doubles triumphs from the pairings of Milan Rane/Bobbi Oshiro and Noe Khlif/Eric Oncins to open the match.

Miami was a combined 0-4 in those gender doubles matchups against SoCal across their last two meetings, but the south Florida squad didn’t let that deter them on Friday.

After securing those wins, Oshiro/Khlif closed out the sweep with a 25-19 victory over Irina Tereschenko/Max Manthou in the first mixed doubles game.

 

The Hard Eights will look to rebound with their backs against the wall on Saturday, with Match 2 of this series beginning after the conclusion of the second bout between the Chicago Slice and Atlanta Bouncers.

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