2025 National Champions

Congratulations to Farm to Paddle, based out of The Farm in Chapel Hill, on winning the 2025 Triple Team Pickleball League National Championships in the 4.0 combo 18+ division! Over the October 11 - 13, 2025 weekend, the eight player team battled it out with opponents from Georgie, Virginia, and New Jersey. 

In order for the Farm to Paddle team to qualify for Championship Sunday, they had to place in the top four teams out of seven. With the toughest draw in the tournament, the team lost to VA - Weiss by only three points and NJ - Ibrahim by one point on the first Friday of competition. Friday’s matches were outdoors and the conditions were challenging with high temperatures and extreme humidity. With rain in the forecast, the Saturday and Sunday matches were moved into the Performance Pickleball facility for the remainder of the tournament. 

The Farm to Paddle team dominated their matches on Saturday and cruised into fourth place with 69 total points. This set up a much anticipated rematch with VA - Weiss in the semifinals. With a new lineup and indoor conditions, the team was confident they could pull out the W. The games were intense and filled with epic points. In the end, the Farm team took a one point win, 16 - 15, over the number one seed! On to the finals! 

Sticking with the same lineup as in the semi-finals, Farm to Paddle battled again in close matches and tough points but prevailed with a 21 - 10 point victory over NJ - Ibrahim in the championship final. The title was secured before the final match was finished! Congratulations to the whole team on an epic weekend!!

Team members

Colee Schroeder, captain

Lauren Rice, co-captain

Jay Bircher

Doug Burlson

Kevin Donahue

Holly Madariaga

Eric Madariaga

David Margolis

Stacey Posten