The Voice of Children, CASA of the Brazos Valley, will be partnering with the Kinesiology and Sport Management Department (PEAP PROGRAM specifically) at Texas A&M University. This is a charity tournament and will be played on the newly-opening pickleball courts at Pickleball Kingdom - BCS. We will have 12 designated courts. The courts are located at Texas A&M University's Omar Smith Instructional Tennis Center - 746 Penberthy Dr. College Station, Tx 77840
Tournament ball will be the Franklin Sports X-40 Outdoor Pickleballs. Color is optic yellow.
This is a one-day event (Saturday, November 8, 2025) and if you participate, you should plan on possibly playing ALL DAY! :) WHOOP. The following events will be played during these pending times:
Saturday (11/8):
7:00a - Check-in opens
7:30a - If needed, scoring clinic and warmup will be begin
8:30a - Mixed Doubles Categories - True Beginners, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, 60+ brackets
1:00p - Gender Doubles (Men's and Women's Doubles)
5:00p - Awards Ceremony
Categories of events will range from True Beginners, Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced. We will also have a 60+ bracket.
Format for tournament - All games in pool play will be rallying scoring to 21.
8 teams- divided into 2 pools, top 2 winners from each pool play a single elimination playoff for medals.
7 teams- single round robin
6 teams- single round robin
5 teams - single round robin; seeded into a playoff bracket.
4 teams- round robin; seeded into a playoff bracket.
Please notice the following caveats:
- If fewer than 3 teams, brackets will be combined.
- This is a non-sanctioned tournament and we will be using the WPR in PickleballBrackets.com for competition.
- Any more than 8 teams (up to 10 teams max), 1 to 15 will be played in pool play.
- Tournament director reserves the right to change the format of play to ensure great player experience.
In order to be counted as a team, payment must be completed and your partner must register as well. Otherwise, you will be moved to the wait list. If you are having trouble registering your partner, make sure they have a pickleball brackets account and profile. Please contact Mike Hanick for all registration questions. mhanick@tamu.edu
**No alcohol allowed on the premises. Only service animals are allowed to enter the facility.
