A Cinderella run for Selkirk's Emerging Pro Luca Mack in Lakeland
Luca Mack was fairly unknown heading into the Lakeland PPA tournament. He has been dominant in PPA Challengers, earning a gold in his first singles event and gold in singles and men’s doubles with Selkirk’s Anouar Braham in the Orlando PPA Challenger. This week, No. 41 Mack has taken down some of the top singles talents on the PPA Tour on the way to...
Four players earn Selkirk contracts after breakthrough performances at first-ever pickleball combine
Selkirk Sport hosted the first-ever pickleball combine in September to identify and support the next generation of professional pickleball players through data-driven performance testing and elite coaching. Over three days, 12 athletes — six men and six women — took part in a battery of physical and skills-based assessments, match play, and one-on-one coaching sessions with pickleball coach Morgan Evans. The event was the...
14-year-old Tama Shimabukuro shines in MLP debut
Ahead of Worlds in Dallas, Major League Pickleball hosted its final event of the year: the MLP Cup. All Premier Level and Challenger Level teams from the regular season competed in pool play, leading into a single-elimination bracket. In addition to the teams that had been competing all season, an All-Star College Team featuring Selkirk-sponsored Utah Tech University and an All-Star Junior Team led...
