Anne Pifer/Neil Pifer (Charlotte, NC) lost
8-7 to
Katherine Gourianova/Jaime C Vidaurrazaga (Wayland, MA) in the Final of the Southern States Mixed Doubles, held December 28 - 31, 2024 at the Charlotte Curling Association in Charlote, United States. To advance to the championship game, Pifer/Pifer won
7-4 over
Julia DiBaggio/Nicholas Visnich (Cleveland, OH) in the semifinals of the 2024 Southern States Mixed Doubles in Charlote, North Carolina, United States; and won
9-1 over
Adrienne Kruzer/C. Brady Gould (Charlotte, NC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 Southern States Mixed Doubles in Charlote, North Carolina, United States;
Pifer/Pifer finished 5-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pifer/Pifer defeated
Jennifer Hamilton/Marshall Peterson (Columbus, OH) 7-5, then won
6-3 against
Vanessa Williams/Tom Straub (Nashville, TN) and
10-6 against
Kruzer/Gould. Pifer/Pifer won
5-4 against
Julie Benson/Bret Jackson (Brighton, MI), then won
11-3 against
Flannery Allison/Michael Allison (St. Louis, MO) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Southern States Mixed Doubles, Pifer/Pifer take home
2.750 world rankings points along with the $3,009CDN prize. Pifer/Pifer move up 82 spots after posting a net gain of 1.924 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 213th overall with
3.952 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Pifer/Pifer ranks 202nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
3.126 points earned so far this season.
