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PPA Lakeland Open starts now
Your viewing & event guide for the 2nd to last event of 2025
Team KOTC
November 19, 2025
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Veolia Lakeland Open
The sun has risen on Beerman Family Tennis Center, where singles has kicked off for the 2025 Lakeland Open, the second-to-last event of the calendar year.
Beerman Family Tennis Center
The non-progressive draw has started with men’s and women’s singles today, mixed doubles Thursday, and gender doubles Friday. Here’s some storylines we’ll be watching.
Withdrawals: this morning it was announced several prominent names have withdrawn from singles.
Ben Johns
Jaume Martinez Vich
Christian Alshon
Max Freeman
DJ Young
Blaine Hovenier
New Partnerships:
Anna Bright is partnering for the first time with Eric Oncins. She’s had some good runs with several mixed partnerships, but none that have stuck long-term (perhaps by design). It’ll be interesting to see how they fare.
Steve Deakin is partnering with 12-year-old Elsie Hendershot, in what pickleball.com says is his last-ever pro tournament.
Jay Devilliers and Jackie Kawamoto are teaming up for the first time, and have the 17 seed. They sit in Ben & AL’s corner of the bracket, but we know a Kawamoto can take down a Waters, so this will be a fun one to watch.
Underdogs & Ones to Watch:
Elsie Hendershot has the #34 seed in women’s singles, facing Tammy Emmrich right out of the gate. If she succeeds, she’ll have to face Paris Todd in R32.
Not sure we can still call Genie Bouchard an underdog at #9 in singles, but her trajectory keeps going up as she challenges top singles women for a chance at a medal.
Tama Shimabukuro (44) had an early upsets over #32 Jemere Plummer; he has already advanced to R16 with Christian Alshon’s late scratch in R32.
Qualifier Harrison Gold nabbed Jaume’s #5 spot with his withdrawal, and has already toppled Ryan Sherry in three games, and will face #11 Roscoe Bellamy in R16 next.
Brackets
Women’s Singles
Men’s Singles
Mixed Doubles
Women’s Doubles
Men’s Doubles
Coverage for the Lakeland Open will be broadcast on PickleballTV with semis also on Tennis Channel.
Side court streaming will be broadcast on YouTube.
Episode 170: PPA Vegas Recap
Tyler & Jimmy give a full preview of this week’s PPA Lakeland Open & make predictions, plus— your questions, answered!
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