Major League Pickleball (MLP) is set to take place in Austin as the third event of the 2025 regular season on May 23-26, which is Memorial Day weekend.
Austin has long been one of the nation’s most popular pickleball hotspots, and the first-ever MLP event was held in nearby Dripping Springs. MLP Austin is expected to be one of the league’s biggest events ever.All six Challenger Level teams-Nashville, California, Bay Area, D.C., Florida, and Las Vegas-will be making their season debuts, while five Premier Level teams-Dallas, Miami, New Jersey, Texas, and Orlando-will also be competing. Additionally, the Nashville Chefs, once known as the Frisco Pandas, will be playing for the first time as well. This season, amateur brackets will be held at some Major League Pickleball locations in addition to the pro event. The singles and doubles formats will be the same as those used for amateur competitions at PPA Tour tournaments. The amateur Austin Classic event is already rapidly filling up. Let us look more closely at the Challenger Level teams as MLP Austin will be their season-opening tournament. The Challenger Level rosters for 2025 have been limited to four players, in contrast to the Premier Level teams’ six-player squads for this season.
Major League Pickleball Challenger Level rosters
Bay Area Breakers — Team DUPR: 22.34Eric Roddy — Doubles DUPR: 6.15Darrian Young — Doubles DUPR: 6.31Alix Truong — Doubles DUPR: 5.73Danna Funaro — Doubles DUPR: 5.27California Black Bears — Team DUPR: 23.01Rafa Hewett — Doubles DUPR: 6.45Juan Benitez — Doubles DUPR: 5.73Lina Padegimaite — Doubles DUPR: 5.67Layne Sleeth — Doubles DUPR: 5.37D.C. Pickleball Team — Team DUPR: 23.63Stefan Auvergne — Doubles DUPR: 6.30Daniel De La Rosa — Doubles DUPR: 6.50Andrea Koop — Doubles DUPR: 5.60Mari Humberg — Doubles DUPR: 5.95Florida Smash — Team DUPR: 22.98Travis Rettenmaier — Doubles DUPR: 6.56Cason Campbell — Doubles DUPR: 5.50Martina Frantova — Doubles DUPR: 5.54Sarah Ansboury — Doubles DUPR: 5.38Las Vegas Night Owls — Team DUPR: 23.67Pablo Tellez — Doubles DUPR: 6.61James Delgado — Doubles DUPR: 6.06Brooke Buckner — Doubles DUPR: 5.87Chao Yi Wang — Doubles DUPR: 5.75Nashville Chefs — Team DUPR: 23.69Marshall Brown — Doubles DUPR: 6.19Anderson Scarpa — Doubles DUPR: 6.35Ewa Radzikowska — Doubles DUPR: 6.00Michelle Esquivel — Doubles DUPR: 5.66