How pickleball helped Anchorage’s Tagiilima Unga find love and reach the world stage
Anchorage resident Tagiilima Unga has joined the Team Samoa pickleball squad. He credits the sport for helping him find his wife and reach international competition.
The newly minted member of the Team Samoa pickleball squad met his wife and found his calling by playing the fast-growing sport.
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