WATA hosts open pickleball play on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and Wednesday nights 6-8 p.m. (Please note: two pickleball courts will be set aside for each session.) You can use our new online reservation tool (Court Reserve) to add your name to the list of players. Please go to our website Winona Tennis Center, Indoor Tennis and Pickleball. At the top of the page, you will see the heading “Click to Reserve a Tennis or Pickleball Court.” After logging in to Court Reserve, go to “Events” and click on “List.” From there, you’ll be able to register for open pickleball. (If you don’t have a Court Reserve account yet, you will need to sign up for one first before attempting to login.) For specific questions about drop-in play, please contact Jill Burt at jillburt@hotmail.com. She’ll be happy help you out.

Playing Pickleball

WHAT IS PICKLEBALL?

Pickleball, the “fun game with a funny name” is America’s fastest growing sport! It is a game that borrows rules from tennis, badminton and ping-pong (table tennis) and creates its own rules. It has three very notable differences from those three other sports: 1) the non-volley zone (aka “the kitchen”), 2) the underhand serve, and 3) the double bounce rule. LEARN MORE

View Beginner’s Guide on How to Play Pickleball

Watch Pickleball Being Played by the Pros

Wimbledon Doubles Champion, JoAnne Russell, is now an avid Pickleball player and instructor!

Why Tennis Players Love Pickleball

Pickleball Players

TENNIS LEGENDS go at for the 2018 PADDLE BATTLE!!!

Andy Roddick and Andre Agassi played Pickleball on March 10, 2018. They were playing for their charities and had a lot of fun! As the video of them playing are only on Facebook at the moment, this site cannot link to it, but you can copy this link and then scroll to 1 hr 10 minutes to see them introduced and watch them play! Click here for the link.