53RD ANNUAL POP TENNIS NATIONAL BEACH TOURNAMENT
Memorial Day Weekend May 22-25, 2026 St. Augustine, Florida
POP Tennis, AKA Paddle Tennis, was born in Michigan in 1898 and was then developed in the 1920s in New York City. It expanded to over 500 cities in the 1940s. In the 1960s, the game moved to the hard beaches of St Augustine where we have been running tournaments since 1973, making the POP tennis the longest continuous local sports tournament in the 450-year history of St. Augustine. Players from all over the country visit the unique hard packed pristine beaches every year! This year marks the 53rd annual event and we would like to invite as many players from around the country to participate as possible.
Categories: Mens (Open, A, B), Womens (Open, A), Mixed (Open, A), Masters
Registration: $100 for one category and $25 for an additional category per player. (MaX of Two events per player)
Early Bird Special - $85.00 for the first category/$25.00 for additional category.
Registration and payment must be in by April 22nd for the Early Bird Special.
Tournament T-shirt and end of tournament banquet included!
Prizes to the top 3 finishers in each category.
Click Here to Register - Refunds Available 1 Month Before the Event
VENUE Locations:
Ron Parker Park
607 Old Beach Rd
St Augustine Beach, FL 32080
Butler Beach Mary St. Drive Access Point
5705 Gloria Ave
St. Augustine, FL 32080
What is Pop Tennis?
2025 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
MEN’S OPEN
mitch kutner and travis sandlant
ladies open
caroline hsu and sojin ki
mixed open
caroline hsu and tim valk
mixed a
oliver siari and lauren siari
mens a
john allan and scott allan
ladies a
natalie seitz and chiara damicis
mens b
evan hryckiewicz and aaron rimel
master’s
bill brothers and mike cohen
2025 TOURNAMENT RUNNERS UP
MEN’S OPEN
JUSTIN CRAIG AND LUKE TAYLOR
LADY’S OPEN
STACY GAINES AND ANIKA NISSAN
MIXED OPEN
SOJIN KI AND TIM COWLISHAW
MEN’S A
ALEX ARIAS AND SRI IYER
LADY’S A
MELISSA CENTERS AND JEANNIE LUKIN
MEN’S B
CRAIG FLAHERTY AND MIKE FARROW
MASTER’S
LIZ HEFFNER AND BOB HEFFNER
2025 TOURNEY PHOTOS: CLICK BUTTONS BELOW
PHOTOS COURTESY OF CARL REICH
