LAKE NONA, FL, Aug. 24, 2023 — The US Skilled Tennis Affiliation is happy to announce a three-year settlement with Selkirk Sport. Per the settlement, Selkirk Sport will function the Official Pickleball Ball and the Official Pickleball Internet of the USPTA.
“We’re thrilled to accomplice with USPTA,” stated Selkirk Sport Co-Founder and Co-CEO Mike Barnes. “As extra tennis gamers strive their hand at pickleball, we’re excited to deliver each consciousness to the game and Selkirk’s high-performance gear to USPTA’s huge community of tennis professionals.”
Based in 2014 by brothers Mike and Rob Barnes and their father Jim, Selkirk Sport entered the trade at a time when Google Tendencies indicated the game was overtaking racquetball in reputation. Pickleball has continued to see adoption throughout the USA, with a Sports activities & Health Business Affiliation research naming a median development fee of 158.6% over the previous three years that marks it as America’s quickest rising sport. As pickleball’s development skyrocketed and Selkirk Sport’s merchandise met meteoric success, the corporate expanded gear choices that now embrace nets and balls.
“We’re excited to accomplice with the highest model in pickleball,” stated USPTA CEO John Embree. “We’re glad to current our members with the most effective in pickleball balls and nets, and we’re grateful to have Selkirk Sport again our efforts to help instructing in one of many world’s quickest rising sports activities.”
