Pickleball Tournament

Are you and your partner the best there is? Prove it, once and for all.

Teams must be established before registering. Doubles only tournament. 1st & 2nd place teams receives Medallions and cash prizes. Cash prizes will depend on the number of teams registered. Tournament starts at 10 am. ALL TEAMS MUST check in 30 minutes prior to their scheduled match. Briefings will be done 10 minutes prior to each match. Brackets will be posted at Natcher Fitness Center & Sadowski Center by March 22 at 10 a.m.

• Tournament is open to everyone at least 18 years of age and not registered in National Tournaments
• This is not a sanctioned tournament

Tournament Rules

Scoring

Pickleball Tournament Games will play best 2 out of 3 matches, win by 1. The final 4 teams will play best 2 out of 3, win by 2. You can only score a point while serving. The score should be said aloud before each serve with the serving teams score stated first. In doubles both players on a team serve so the last number stated should be to identify which server is serving. e.g. 5 - 3 - 1 would mean the serving team is inning 5 to 3 and the server is the 1st server on the team. For the 2nd server it would be 5 - 3 – 2.

The Serve

The serve must be hit with an underhand swinging motion and the ball contacted below the hips. When hitting the serve, the server must be behind the baseline and serve into the adjacent service box as is done in tennis. You only get 1 serve, if the ball is hit out of the court, into the net or into the no-volley zone (kitchen) it is a side out. The center line, side lines and baselines are considered in on a serve, but if the ball lands on the no-volley line it is a side out. If the ball hit the net and goes into the service box it is a let and the server maintains the serve. You only score points while serving. In doubles each player serves until a point is lost then the other team gets the serve. At the start of the game the team that serves first only gets 1 player to server so the score starts at 0 - 0 - 2. The 2 meaning it is already the 2nd server. The 1st server on each side is always from the right service box serving into the right service box on the other side.

Double Bounce Rule

When the ball is served the player on the receiving side must let the ball bounce once before hitting it. When the ball is returned to the serving side the ball must again bounce once before being hit. After the ball has bounced once on each side the ball can be hit without bouncing as long as you aren’t in the no-volley zone 7 feet from the net.