Isle of Palms husband-and-wife duo Michael and Ashley Carroll of Carroll Realty won the mixed doubles group at the Racquet War tournament at Wild Dunes on Nov. 1-3.
This marks the second year that the traveling tournament has been held at Wild Dunes, according to Ashley. “It’s popular. It was a good tournament.”
The competition consists mainly of locals, but there are also players who come in from out of town to vie for the title. For the Carrolls, the victory felt especially sweet since it happened over the weekend that they were celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary, which occurred on Nov. 2.
“It was a cool thing to do together,” said Ashley. “My husband and I love tennis. I’ve played since I was little.”
Ashley added that Michael is ultra-competitive and played volleyball growing up, so being athletic allowed him to pick up the game of tennis fairly quickly. Together they make a strong team and the tournament results reflected that. Ashley’s sister even came into town to babysit their two kids Grayden (8) and Evelyn (6) so they could have the time to get away and play the entire weekend.
“It was really a lot of fun,” said Ashley. “It was a good bonding weekend.”
By Colin McCandless
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