The man, the myth, the legend... Collin Shick isn't just one of the best players collegiate pickleball players, he's one of the best pickleball players in the world. The 24 year old med student is the No. 9 men's singles player in the world and made it to the finals of the 2023 PPA Florida Open. Needless to say, he won three golds at DUPR's most recent Collegiate Individual National Championships.
Carpenter, a math PhD student at UNC took up pickleball in 2021, and has since developed into one of the best collegiate players in the country. In addition to helping the Tar Heels take gold at DUPR's 2022 National Championships, and silver in 2023, Carpenter took first place alonside Shick in mixed doubles at DUPR's Individual National Championships. (Information taken from internet resources and social media).
Lewis, a senior studying statistics and computer science, helped lead the Tar Heels to first place at nationals in 2022 and second place in 2023. (Information taken from internet resources and social media).
Boyd has helped the Tar Heels reach the finals of DUPR's National Championships in back-to-back years, winning men's doubles alongside Shick at the Individual National Championships as well. Off the court, the senior from Dallas studies business (Information taken from internet resources and social media).
A junior at UNC, Gilliam is approaching a 5 DUPR rating. Off the court, he serves as the Music Director for UNC acappella group the Clef Hangers. (Information taken from internet resources and social media).
Nesbitt is a senior studying computer science at UNC. (Information taken from internet resources and social media).
A senior at UNC's business school, Davis worked as a summer analyst at Goldman Sachs. (Information taken from internet resources and social media).