Senior Olympics Festival - Pickleball

NOTICE: The men's and women's doubles scheduled for today, Friday, Jan. 23, will be moved to Sunday, Jan. 25. The mixed doubles scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 24, may be cancelled depending on the weather. If it is raining tomorrow, people will be refunded as those matches will not be rescheduled.

Events:

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

Dates:

• Friday, Jan. 23 (Men's 50+/70+ and Women's 50+/70+)
• Saturday, Jan. 24 (Mixed 50+/70+)
• Sunday, Jan. 25 (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, Nov. 17, 2025, and ends on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026
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 the 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.