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PORT ORANGE, Fla. — <\/span>A dispute over a rule led to a brawl during a pickleball game at a central Florida country club, authorities said, with one player hitting his opponent in the face with a paddle and punching him on the ground before others got involved.<\/p>\n A 63-year-old man was charged Sunday with two counts of felony battery on a person 65 or older, and his 51-year-old wife, who also joined the fight in Port Orange, was charged with a single count of felony battery on a person 65 or older, according to an arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n The two were playing another married couple when they began arguing about shots being made in what is known as the kitchen, a marked area on either side of the net. By rule, players can only take a shot in the area once the ball has landed there; otherwise they must avoid it.<\/p>\n The players exchanged insults, and at the end of the match, the man insulted his male opponent\u2019s wife. The men exchanged words, and the 63-year-old man attacked his opponent, according to an affidavit.<\/p>\n Matt Thompson, an attorney for the man, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. <\/p>\n As many as 20 players became involved in the brawl, the affidavit said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n