TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) — During a night of fun and competition, the University Activities Council (UAC) hosted a pickleball tournament at the Trojan Fitness and Wellness Center.

 “This event is just giving us a break from midterms and just starting back into the year,” said UAC’s Weekend Event Coordinator Javius Pruitt. “We have multiple events and we had taken a break for spring break and we are just kicking everything back off again.”

Students organized their own teams and battled it out in a best-of-three format on the court.

“I think playing with people from different parts of the world was my favorite part,” said Bosi Filippo, one of the students who participated in the tournament. “For example, my teammate is from Sweden, and I think that that was really cool.”

At the end of the tournament, each of the three winning teams received a prize that included coolers, water bottles as well as pickleball paddles and balls. Bragging rights and photo evidence of their victory were also included.

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“These types of events are nice to just meet different people,” Fillipo told TrojanVision. “You are in college, so there are a lot of people to hang out with and have fun with all together.” 

“I feel like the turnout was quite wonderful, especially with us just coming back from spring break,” Pruitt said. “It’s just a great event for right now.” 

Students who did not compete in the tournament watched the competitive matchups on the side, cheering on their rooted team.

Team Neymar won first place, Pickle Perros received second and Fyfan claimed third.