The second annual March Madness Members-Only Tournament will be held Saturday, March 19th, and all members are welcome to participate!

This tournament is unique because you will be assigned a partner (at your same skill level) during the Draft Party, which will be held Friday, March 11th at 6pm. You and your partner will be assigned a school (i.e. UCLA, Auburn, Duke, etc.) that you will represent in the tournament. Prizes will be awarded to the team that shows the most creative and best school spirit!

Members will register as individuals for either Women's or Men's Doubles. Players will be placed in conferences (Pac-12, SEC, Big 12, etc.) based on their skill level. All skill levels are encouraged to play.
Join the party at
The Clubhouse Grill!
Join the Draft Party on Friday, March 11th at 6pm to watch the fun as our members are picked to represent different NCAA schools! You do not need to attend the Draft Party to participate in the tournament, but we promise it will be a fun night! The Clubhouse Grill will be featuring a "Burger Bash", including a salad buffet and one beer, seltzer or house wine.
$25/person.
During the tournament a "Tournament Recovery Station" will be offered (fruit and healthy snacks), followed by a full Taco Bar luncheon, including a salad buffet and one beer, seltzer or house wine.
$25/person
Tournament players can register and pay for the food on pt.com during tournament registration.

If you are not playing in the tournament, we still encourage you to attend these events to root on your favorite team. Register to attend in The Clubhouse Grill.
Tournament Format
This tournament will be played in a modified Round Robin format. The first round will be 4-6 teams competing against each other, one game to 15, win by 2. The top two or three teams in each bracket will then move on to bracketed, single elimination competition, best two out of three games to 11, win by 2. The final two teams will compete in a Conference Final.
Registration deadline is Wednesday, March 9th.
Registration Steps
Step One
Make sure you have an account on PickleballTournaments.com. If you played in a previous tournament, you are already registered with PickleballTournaments.com. However, if this is your first tournament, you must be registered in order to play in the March Madness Tournament .

Your player account profile in PickleballTournaments.com must include Newport Beach Pickleball Club CA as your club, or you will not be able to register for this tournament.
If you are signing up on Pickleballtournaments.com for the first time, we recommend that you enter your skill level as 3.0. The Tournament Committee will be adjusting player skill levels when assigning brackets.
Step Two
Register for the March Madness Tournament. You will be asked to list a partner for doubles -- however, for this tournament, register without a partner.
Don't forget to sign up for food for the Draft Party and Tournament. Payment can be made by PayPal or credit card.
Volunteers are needed and appreciated! Let us know if you'd like to join the Volunteer Committee.
Questions? Reply to this email and we will be happy to help!

Let's go!