Kate Van Gent

SMPA Provides Pickleball Nets Across Seattle

Playing pickleball in Seattle? Chances are the net was provided by the Seattle Metro Pickleball Association. The Seattle Metro Pickleball Association (SMPA) is one of the leading providers of semi-permanent Douglas nets throughout Seattle. Douglas nets average $2,400 each and are prized for their quality and durability. Since 2018, SMPA has been providing nets for […]

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SPR Sets Date for Construction of 8 – 10 Dedicated Pickleball Courts at Magnuson Park

PUBLIC INVITED TO MEET DESIGN TEAM Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) has announced 8 to 10 dedicated and lighted pickleball courts are being built at Magnuson Park by the end of 2026 at the park and pool lot located to the north of NE 65th Street. This lot is referred to locally as the Frog

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GREEN LAKE – OUR FIRST DEDICATED PICKLEBALL HUB

Seattle Metro Pickleball Association and Seattle Parks to Host a Celebration of Green Lake East, the First-Ever Dedicated Pickleball Hub Seattle Metro Pickleball Association (SMPA), in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) and Green Lake Pickleball (GLP) are pleased to announce a special public celebration of Seattle Parks’ first dedicated Pickleball Hub on Saturday,

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Seattle and SMPA To Host Pickleball For All Festival On City Streets

Pickleball for All will bring the fun of pickleball to the streets of downtown Seattle September 16th and 17th along 5th Avenue, Taylor Avenue and Vine Street. Ten courts, two of them permanent additions downtown, will come alive with drop-in play, free clinics, round robins and wheelchair pickleball. Eight additional pickleball courts will be assembled

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Pacific Northwest turns out record attendance at PPA Seattle Open

Pickleball players and spectators turned out in record numbers to support the PPA Seattle Open, the PPA’s first tournament in Washington State. The Carvana Professional Pickleball Association’s tour stop in Seattle at Lower Woodland Park in July exceeded expectations. The PPA tour has 25 stops in 14 states, but 2023 is the first year the

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