Pickle-ball takes over intramural games

Geoff Wilson
TNE Writer
More students are starting to take part in a growing sport around college campuses across the
nation. Pickle-ball is a sport not many people recognize off-hand. This crossbred game is slowly
becoming more appealing with every game.
Pickle-ball is a combination of tennis, Ping-Pong, and wiffle ball and played on badminton-sized
court. A tennis-type net separates the competitors as they volley a wiffle ball using a wooden
paddle. All games are played on a basketball court. Singles and doubles teams were the only
matchups allowed in the tournament.
The referees are the staff members for intramurals, who had to learn about the game before the
tournament.
We had to learn the rules and play the game as a group before we could ref it, said Bryan
Carter, Tulsa senior.
The tournament was double elimination style for both singles and doubles. The tournament
started Jan. 26 and ended on Jan. 28.
Tyler Price competed in the singles bracket and is not new to the game.
I played in the tournament last year and made it to the championship, it is just like tennis so I
already had a feel for the game, said Tyler Price, Tulsa junior.

Classmates, family members and teachers have all been spotted in the pickle-ball action. All
spectators were welcomed free of charge.
I regret not signing up after watching a few games, it is very competitive, said Dustin Teenor,
Oolagah sophomore.
Published 1/29/15
Cutline: Students face off during a pickle-ball game at the Jack Dobbins Fieldhouse.