The United States Professional Tennis Association announced a three-year agreement with Selkirk Sport. Per the agreement, Selkirk Sport will manufacture the official pickleball and pickleball net of the USPTA.
“We are thrilled to partner with USPTA,” said Selkirk Sport Co-Founder and Co-CEO Mike Barnes. “As more tennis players try their hand at pickleball, we are excited to bring both awareness to the sport and Selkirk’s high-performance equipment to USPTA’s vast network of tennis professionals.”
Founded in 2014 by brothers Mike and Rob Barnes and their father Jim, Selkirk Sport entered the industry at a time when Google Trends indicated the sport was overtaking racquetball in popularity. Pickleball has continued to see adoption across the U.S., with a recent SFIA study naming an average growth rate of 158.6 percent over the past three years, marking it as the fastest-growing sport in the country.
“We are excited to partner with the top brand in pickleball,” said USPTA CEO John Embree. “We’re happy to present our members with the best in pickleball balls and nets, and we are grateful to have Selkirk Sport back our efforts to support teaching in one of the world’s fastest-growing sports.”
