Serve’em up!
Earl Tourtillotte smacks a forehand winner March 11 against Merritt Blakeslee during a pre-spring pickleball match in Boothbay Harbor. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Merritt Blakeslee hits a backhand March 11 in an early outdoor pickleball match against Earl Tourtillotte in Boothbay Harbor. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Earl Tourtillotte rallies in an early March pickleball match versus Merritt Blakeslee as the two ventured outside to play in sunny, yet windy, conditions. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Earl Tourtillotte smacks a forehand winner March 11 against Merritt Blakeslee during a pre-spring pickleball match in Boothbay Harbor. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Merritt Blakeslee hits a backhand March 11 in an early outdoor pickleball match against Earl Tourtillotte in Boothbay Harbor. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Earl Tourtillotte rallies in an early March pickleball match versus Merritt Blakeslee as the two ventured outside to play in sunny, yet windy, conditions. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
A lack of access to indoor pickleball courts and this week’s early warm, pre-spring weather led two pickleball enthusiasts to take to the outdoor pickleball courts on Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor. Merritt Blakeslee called his frequent pickleball partner Earl Tourtillotte March 11 for a game and the duo played in sunny 42F and windy conditions.
For pickleball players, indoor court time has been reduced due to Boothbay Region YMCA’s field house being used for coronavirus vaccinations. So Blakeslee asked Boothbay Harbor Town Manager Julia Latter and Public Works Director Nick Upham to put the outdoor pickleball nets up early. “I called three days ago, and the next day, the nets were up. Julia and Nick deserve a lot of credit,” Blakeslee said.
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