Major League Pickleball Announces 2025 Player Keepers

Major League Pickleball today announced 2025 player keepers and drops for all 22 teams.

All teams were required to drop at least one (1) player from their roster as of Sunday, Feb. 16.

In order to be eligible to be kept, a player was required to meet all of these conditions:

Rosters at both levels will be filled out during Free Agency, with Premier Free Agency on Sunday, Mar. 2, and Challenger Free Agency on Monday, Mar. 3.

For the first time, Premier Level rosters will expand to six (6) players – three (3) males and three (3) females – and Challenger Level rosters will have four (4) players (two (2) males and two (2) females).

Premier Level Teams

Atlanta Bouncers – Kept: Todd Fought, Vivian Glozman, Jaume Martinez Vich // Did Not Keep: Emily Cederquist

Carolina Pickleball Club – Kept: Kaitlyn Christian, Ben Johns, Collin Johns // Did Not Keep: Yana Newell

Chicago Slice – Kept: None // Did Not Keep: Megan Fudge, Allison Harris, Brendon Long, Jack Munro

Columbus Sliders – Kept: Andrei Daescu, Carson “CJ” Klinger, Parris Todd // Did Not Keep: Callie Smith

D.C. Pickleball Team – Kept: Dekel Bar, Jackie Kawamoto, Rachel Rohrabacher // Did Not Keep: James Ignatowich

Dallas Flash – Kept: Hurricane Tyra Black, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson // Did Not Keep: Augustus “Augie” Ge

Los Angeles Mad Drops – Kept: Hunter Johnson, Jade Kawamoto, Catherine Parenteau // Did Not Keep: Thomas Wilson

Miami Pickleball Club – Kept: Eric Oncins, Milan Rane // Did Not Keep: Noe Khlif, Bobbi Oshiro

New Jersey 5s – Kept: Will Howells, Zane Navratil, Anna Leigh Waters // Did Not Keep: Amanda Hendry

New York Hustlers – Kept: None // Did Not Keep: Susannah Barr, Lea Jansen, Riley Newman, Jack Sock

Orlando Squeeze – Kept: Dylan Frazier, Lacy Schneemann, Federico Staksrud // Did Not Keep: Vivienne David

Phoenix Flames – Kept: Meghan Dizon, Jessie Irvine, Tyson McGuffin // Did Not Keep: Jay Devilliers

SoCal Hard Eights – Kept: Judit Castillo, Erik Lange, Irina Tereschenko // Did Not Keep: Max Manthou

St. Louis Shock – Kept: Anna Bright, Hayden Patriquin, Gabriel Tardio // Did Not Keep: Kate Fahey

Texas Ranchers – Kept: Christian Alshon, Tina Pisnik, Etta Wright // Did Not Keep: Quang Duong

Utah Black Diamonds – Kept: Connor Garnett, Tyler Loong, Alix Truong // Did Not Keep: Genie Bouchard

Challenger Level Teams

Bay Area Breakers – Kept: Allyce Jones // Did Not Keep: Jill Braverman, Martin Emmrich, Collin Shick

Brooklyn Aces – Kept: Daniel De La Rosa, Mariana Humberg, Andrea Koop // Did Not Keep: Blaine Hovenier

California Black Bears – Kept: Rafa Hewett, Lina Padegimaite, Layne Sleeth // Did Not Keep: Brandon French

Florida Smash – Kept: Martina Frantova, Travis Rettenmaier // Did Not Keep: Christa Gecheva, Donald Young

Las Vegas Night Owls – Kept: Brooke Buckner, Pablo Tellez, Chao Yi “Zoey” Wang // Did Not Keep: Chris Haworth

Nashville Pandas – Kept: Ewa Radzikowska // Did Not Keep: Stefan Auvergne, Tammy Emmrich, Michael Loyd

The 2025 MLP season schedule will begin in Orlando, FL, Apr. 24-27.