Pickleball

Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Singles at Warren Park on Sept. 7th, 8th and 9th. Age Groups: 50-54; 55-59; 60-64, etc., determined by player’s age as of 12/31/2019.

All age groups play on Friday and Saturday (and Sunday as a rain date)

Men's and Women's Doubles play on Friday, September 6th (6-8 hours), 8:30 am start. Mixed Doubles will play on Saturday, September 7th (6-8 hours) 8:30 am start. The starting times for Singles matches are approximately 2 to 4 pm. Men's Singles and Women's Singles matches for both days will start on Friday and conclude on Saturday if needed. These start times are approximate and contingent upon weather conditions. 

Participants may only enter 2 out of 5 Pickleball events offered.  Age bracket grouping will be determined by the tournament director.

All players in Doubles brackets will play games to 15, win by 1. Players in Singles brackets will play games to 11, win by 1.  All players in brackets of 5 or more will play Double Elimination. Players in brackets of 4 or fewer will play Round Robin.  Players in brackets of 5 or more will play one game. Players in brackets of 2 or 3 will need to win 2 out of 3 games.

There is no requirement to sign up on USAPA this year

Registration


Participants must have a partner for doubles/mixed doubles. The tournament director is not responsible for finding you a partner. The number of participants is limited to 150. Your registration must be received no later than 8/30/2019. Important Notice about NJSO 2019 on line registration.  If your partner is in a younger age bracket, you both need to register in that younger age bracket.  

You may also register via phone.  Call John Neglia, 908-687-7625.  Before you call, make sure you have all required fields. I will not accept an incomplete registration. The required fields can be found in the NJSO Senior Olympic booklet, last page, and at www.njseniorolympics.com.

The Tournament directors reserve the right to modify the format to accommodate unexpected issues, such as bad weather, etc. 

ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO ACT AS SCOREKEEPERS/REFEREES AT SOME TIME DURING THE TOURNAMENT.

If you have any questions, call one of the co-directors:

 

Pickleball Committee: Mel Nudelman, 609.371.0166, Joel Greenberg, 732.770.8118, Barry Panson, 908.812.2662, David Kerstein 201.400.0190, Karin Rentschler 609.259.3890, George Cheah 201.785.6526

Past Directors: Frank Nobile, Ed Nadelman