Senior Olympics Festival - Pickleball

Event sponsor: 

Events:

• Men’s & Women’s Doubles (50+ & 70+ skill level)
• Mixed (Coed) Doubles (50+ & 70+ skill level)

Dates:

• Friday, Jan. 24
• Saturday, Jan. 25
• Sunday, Jan. 26 (rain backup)
  

Site: Udall Park, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Rd.
Schedule: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Check-In: 30 minutes before start time
Fees:

• $40 to register and $25/event

Event Info: Senior Olympic Office - seniorolympics@tucsonaz.gov
Event Coordinator: Suzanne Remington- azpickleballchick@gmail.com

Registration: Begins Monday, Dec.9, 2024
All Pickleball registrations and payments must be done online at www.pickleballbrackets.com

Format:

• All events will be skill-level events (3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, or 5.0)
• The competition ball will be optic yellow Franklin X-40.
• Round robin tournament format
• The tournament director reserves the right to close entries when court capacity for the day has been reached, combine events and change format based on enrollment.

This is NOT a qualifying event for National Senior Games.

Sports Rules:

• The USA Pickleball 2025 Rulebook & Official Rules apply, available at usapickleball.org

Entry Regulations:

• All registrations must be done online at address below. Each doubles partner must register, sign the waiver and pay their fees individually.
• This is a non-sanctioned tournament.
• Teams must play in the skill level of the highest rated partner in doubles.
• Both partners must be 70+ to play in 70+ doubles events.
• Participants may compete in only one event per day and one skill bracket per event.
• Entries limited to no more than 15 teams per skill/age event.
• The date of the LATTER player to register and pay online will determine the team’s registration date and place them on the team list or waiting list.
• All fees and waivers must be submitted prior to the start of the tournament.
• Participants must supply their own paddle.