The future of pickleball leagues has arrived: Minor League Pickleball is launching fun, social, amateur team leagues across the country.
Minor League Pickleball is an innovative team competition where teams of four players (2 women and 2 men). Teams compete against each other over several days that encompass a novel and engaging format, with twists on traditional match-ups and scoring for games, matches, and tiebreakers.
Teams compete against each other in Matches. A Match consists of four Games, starting with one women’s doubles Game, followed by one men’s doubles Game, and then two mixed doubles Games. If two teams are tied after these four games, an innovative tiebreaker known as the “DreamBreaker™” (to 21) is played, with a rotational system involving all four players. Teams first play each other in group or round-robin play, and then the top teams square off in a single-elimination format.
DUPR 20 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 20.30)
DUPR 18 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 18.30)
DUPR 16 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 16.30)
DUPR 14 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 14.30)
Tropickles
Player 1: Frank Mata
Player 2: Derek Unger
Player 3: Dara Shuler
Player 4: Sunny Yu
Mid-Court Crisis
Player 1: Jose Hernandez
Player 2: Jesse Martin
Player 3: Janay Palicte
Player 4: Kristin DiNicola
Renegade Gold-16
Player 1: Sway Estrada
Player 2: Johnathan Saenz
Player 3: Miranda Armstrong
Player 4: Michelle Lefrancois
Cougar Dogs
Player 1: Brian Tracy
Player 2: Tony Steele
Player 3: Denise Leonard
Player 4: Lori Hebenton
Coachella Pickleballers- 16
Player 1: Joshua Guerra
Player 2: Nathaniel Guerra
Player 3: Yesenia Talamantez
Player 4: Kristy Rostawicki
California BLQK Bears- 16
Player 1: Ritchie Tuazon
Player 2: Lance Tuazon
Player 3: Stacey Nishi
Player 4: Tiffany Parra
CV Roadrunners
Player 1: Kevin Howell
Player 2: Jonathan Graham
Player 3: Michelle Brodeur
Player 4: Lani McElrath
LABK Warriors
Player 1: Paul Vega
Player 2: Peter Lord
Player 3: Debbie Meymarian
Player 4: Rachel Steward
Designated Dinkers
Player 1: Victor Montes
Player 2: Petey Pete
Player 3: Angela Farmer
Player 4: Daniela Schellenberg
Kitchen Sync
Player 1: Neil Sison
Player 2: Carl Taibl
Player 3: Susan Garibay
Player 4: Chelsea Purcell
Renegade Gold-18
Player 1: Theodore Powers
Player 2: Mark Boyd
Player 3: Emma J Lee
Player 4: Natalie Blue
The Dreambreakers
Player 1: Joe Craig Ferraz
Player 2: Ben Chan
Player 3: Alison G Tan
Player 4: Shari Almario
Renegade Silver-18
Player 1: Fergus Gould
Player 2: Scott Ankersen
Player 3: Kristin Walla
Player 4: Nayiri Partamian
Drop Zone
Player 1: Steve Nakanishi
Player 2: Frank Martinez
Player 3: Katherine Tassos
Player 4: Michelle Taylor
Bay Area Breakers
Player 1: Wayley Dragon Louie
Player 2: Brian Lee
Player 3: Kathleen Louie
Player 4: Valarie Ogawa
Heat Strokes
Player 1: Kenny Roy
Player 2: Duane Bray
Player 3: Grace Roy
Player 4: Sonja Lampasi
Coachella Pickleballers-18
Player 1: OSSIL MACAVINTA
Player 2: Ray Dominguez
Player 3: Katie Brister
Player 4: Eniselita Satuala
Coachella Pickleballers-20
Player 1: Joel Aguilera
Player 2: Chiron Burl
Player 3: Claudia Stepien
Player 4: Haiyan Zhang
Sharp Shooters
Player 1: Brian Thieme
Player 2: Michael Evans
Player 3: Kathleen Aguilera
Player 4: Jennifer Wilhelmson
P.O.P “Precision Over Power”
Player 1: Rio Newcombe
Player 2: Will Gardner
Player 3: Gabrielle Boudreau
Player 4: Isabella Boudreau
Bay Area Breakers -20
Player 1: Noel Javier
Player 2: Madzid Abaza
Player 3: Elicia Ozar
Player 4: Kristen Hildebrand
Good Vibes Tribe
Player 1: Kevin Pham
Player 2: Beau KoJima
Player 3: Sharon Lee
Player 4: Shelley Wong
Rage
Player 1: Michael Fahey
Player 2: Joshua Keithly
Player 3: Malia Lum
Player 4: Adriana tomazelli