The team of Melanie Mauldin, Melissa Himelein, Polly Ross, and Louisa Witten won the District 7 Flight C Grand National Teams (GNT) finals in Columbia on Saturday, March 28th.  They will represent District 7 in the GNT competition in MInneapolis in July,

The team of Sarah and Stan Manow,  Norm Rosenstein, and  Pete Schissel tied for third in the Flight B competition.

Congratulations to all of them!  Click HERE for the full results.

Results from the Unit 171 Annual Meeting and Springfest are in!  A great time was had by all.  See below for ranking players.  See full results on the Unit 171 Website or ACBL Live for Clubs.

Open Pairs

Saturday Morning Pairs Saturday Morn Session March 28, 2026
Scores after 12 rounds  Average:  156.0      Section  A  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C     A     B     C  
  4   65.53  204.44  A   1                 2                     4.05(OA) Kaye Pfromm - James Pfromm
  3   60.86  189.87  C   2     1     1     3     1     1    3.04(OA) Elaine Colokathis - Rise Meyers
  1   60.82  189.76  A   3                 4                     2.28(OA) Richard Potter - Jerry Tinsley
  5   59.69  186.22  B   4     2           5     2            1.71(OA) Linda Sherer - Douglas Southard
  7   57.11  178.19  A   5                                        0.36(SA) Karl Kachadoorian - Alice Crain
 10   55.65  173.64  A   6                                       0.30(SA) Lee Wilcox - Lloyd Weinerman
 14   55.01  171.62  C         3     2           3     2    1.23(OB) Linda Ingraham - Patsy Shepherd
  8   50.39  157.23  B         4                                0.38(SB) Mickey Brandstadter - Dianne Moore
 12   48.68  151.89  C               3                         0.37(SC) Mark Gensterblum - Karen Danish-Clancy

Saturday Morning Pairs Saturday Morn Session March 28, 2026
Scores after 12 rounds  Average:  156.0      Section  A  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs     
                         A     B     C     A     B     C  
 10   70.55  220.12  A   1                 1                   5.40(OA) Boyce Robbins - Jeff Ziemer
  7   58.15  181.44  A   2                 6                   1.28(OA) Jane Champion - Constance Hoechstetter
  9   52.60  164.10  C   3     1     1           4     3    1.09(SB) John Margold - Barbara Tapley
  1   52.43  163.58  A   4                                       0.64(SA) James Parker - Darcy Parker
  8   51.83  161.70  A   5                                       0.36(SA) Kris Boswinkel - Nicholas Frost
  6   51.46  160.55  C   6     2     2           5     4    0.76(SB) Linda Wynes - Sandy Harris
  2   50.81  158.54  B         3                 6             0.55(SB) Cecil Boyle Jr - Andrea Kahn
 14   49.55  154.61  C         4     3                 5     0.50(OC) Julie Wilcox - Sandor Sharp
 

0-750 Pairs

Saturday 750 Morning Pair Saturday Morn Session March 28, 2026
Scores after 12 rounds  Average:  120.0      Section  B  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs     
                         7     5     2     7     5     2  
  2   63.64  152.73  5   1     1           1     1          1.68(O7) Barry Hanchett - James Allen
 10   57.50  138.00  5   2     2           3     3          0.95(O7) Doug Alden - Jean Alden
  8   56.14  134.73  5   3     3           5     4          0.62(O5) Sharon Moya - Joy Evans
  5   55.23  132.55  5   4     4           6     5          0.46(O5) Carollee Hayward - Amelia Duquette
  6   52.95  127.09  2   5           1                 1     0.93(O2) Stephen Davis - Howard Kehrl
 12   50.23  120.55  2               2                 3     0.52(O2) Janet Hilligoss - Linda Goodwin
 11   49.55  118.91  2                                 4      0.39(O2) Sally Boyd - Rebecca Boswell

Saturday 750 Morning Pair Saturday Morn Session March 28, 2026
Scores after 12 rounds  Average:  120.0      Section  B  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs     
                         7     5     2     7     5     2  
 11   58.13  139.50  5   1     1           2     2          1.26(O7) Penny Tolchin - Richard Reimels
  1   56.67  136.00  7   2                 4                   0.71(O7) Merrie Carol Weedman - Nick Weedman
 10   55.00  132.00  5   3     2                 6           0.51(S5) Virginia Pett - Karen Campbell
  5   52.71  126.50  5   4     3                               0.37(S5) Dianne Cornett - Brenda Verdell
 12   50.63  121.50  2   5     4     1                 2    0.70(O2) Lenore Foster - Frieda Hodes
  9   47.08  113.00  2               2                          0.30(S2) Carol Case - Nancy Rice
 

The Highlands Mother's Day Sectional is coming up soon!  Hope to see you May 7 - 9 at the Highlands Recreation Center.  

Click HERE for details. 

Unit 171 is very proud to once again present this event.  It has become one of the largest Sectional/NLM Regional tournaments in the country! We invite all players who love bridge and the attractions of the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains of Western NC to once again experience the hospitality of Flat Rock's Blue Ridge Community College, its excellent playing conditions, and the now famous W(h)ine and Cheese receptions.

Open Sectional Schedule	NLM Regional Schedule
Contact Info	Hotel Info
Restaurants	Local Attractions
Food Trucks	Printable Flyer
Sponsors
	Carolina Village
	Henderson County Tourism Development Agency
	Sanstone Health and Rehabilitation The Lodge at Mills River
	St. Paul Mountain Vineyard

Our mission is to promote participation in contract bridge in Unit 171. To accomplish that, we will focus on the entire bridge community. We support everything that furthers the game - teaching bridge, promoting bridge activities, conducting competitions - all with the highest standards of conduct and ethics.