Welcome to the games
All games are designed around national standards, with a few tweaks to ensure local play is enjoyable for everyone. If any disputes arise, our games manager is here to help resolve them. Remember, the most important thing is to have fun!
Your assigned time to play will be communicated via email by March 5, 2025
Make sure you check the schedule tab as time and dates may change.
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Social Pickleball - For players ranked 3.0 and below
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Competitive Pickleball - Woman's 3.0, 3.5+
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Competitive Pickleball - Men's 3.0, 3.5+
Tournament Format and Structure:
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Round robin: During Round Robin Pickleball Tournaments, every player or team faces off against every other player or team.
Social Pickleball
QUICK VIEW: Saturday, March 15, 2025
Location: Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 S. Sun Lakes Blvd.
Social Pickleball is for "the fun of the game" for players ranked 3.0 and below. In general, the players have an understanding of the rules and strategy of pickleball and has basic shots such as a serve, return, medium paced drive, and dinks. Come and have fun and randomly be paired with another partner in the Round Robin event. Standard pickleball rules will apply. Not too familiar with the rules? No problem. Just come out for the fun and learn. Note - Make sure you check the ranking box upon checkout. If you are not ranked, choose "none".
DETAILS:
All games will be played according to the USA Pickleball Rules Committee.
Tap Here for Rules based on the USA Pickleball Rules Committee.
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This round robin is a social pickleball event where players of different skill levels play against a variety of partners and opponents:
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Skill levels: 3.0 and below
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Partners and opponents: Players are paired with different partners and opponents for each game.
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Number system: Players are assigned a number that stays with them throughout the session, which indicates their court, partner, and opponents.
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Games: Players play a set number of games to 11 or within a time limit.
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Byes: If there are an uneven number of players, some players may have a "bye" where they sit out for one game.
Competitive Pickleball
Quick View: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
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This round robin is a competitive pickleball event where players play against a variety of partners and opponents:
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Skill levels: 3.0 and Above
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Partners and opponents: Players are paired with different partners and opponents for each game.
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Number system: Players are assigned a number that stays with them throughout the session, which indicates their court, partner, and opponents.
Details: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Location: Oakwood Pickleball Courts at IronOaks, 24218 S. Oakwood Blvd.
All games will be played according to the USA Pickleball Rules Committee.
Ranked Competition.
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This round robin is a competitive pickleball event where players play against a variety of partners and opponents:
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Games will be to 11 points, win by 1
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Scores will be recorded after each game
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Prize winners will be determined by total points accumulated for the 6 games.
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Tie breaker will be the number of games won. If still tied, a coin flip will be used.
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Sponsored by IronOaks Pickleball Club
Date: April 1, 2025
Time: TBD
Location: Oakwood Pickleball Courts at IronOaks, 24218 S. Oakwood Blvd.