Women whose pickleball games are fun to follow

Pulenaz: a game among familiar faces

Pulenaz returns to play with the partner she met at her first pickleball session. This time two more regulars join them for doubles. One has played for years, another is still learning, and the group changes partners between games so everyone gets a turn on the same side.

In one rally Pulenaz reaches a short ball, lifts it just over the net and expects the point to end. Her partner scrambles across to return the next shot; both opponents move toward it at once, leave the middle open and bump shoulders as the ball drops behind them. All four laugh while they retrieve it. A few points later, the more experienced player keeps another rally alive with a careful return that gives Pulenaz time to reach the ball.

The pleasure is in watching the group settle into its own rhythm. Pulenaz celebrates an unexpectedly long rally, then misses an easy return and makes a face at her partner. They finish the game, switch sides and keep playing. There is room to improve, but nobody stops the match to turn every mistake into a lesson.

Kaitlyn Kerr: social games and a competitive match

Kaitlyn Kerr is the player behind Pickleball Chick. On her own site she describes finding pickleball, making friends through the game and playing competitively. Selkirk lists her Pickleball Chick video course on skills and play.

References: Pickleball Chick · Selkirk Sport

Kerr shows a casual doubles game with friends in which a slow exchange suddenly becomes a scramble. A high return sends one player back toward the baseline; Kerr reaches the next ball and sends it across, only for her friend to stretch and keep it in play. The group keeps going until Kerr’s final shot clips the net. Her friend applauds the recovery anyway, and the players change partners for the next game.

She also shares a local competitive game where the same energy becomes more focused. A long rally ends when an opponent places the ball beyond Kerr’s reach; on the next point Kerr and her partner recover a low ball and stay in the exchange until the other side misses. The contrast is the reason to follow both: the social game leaves room for the group’s banter and rotations, while the competitive one gives the rally and each reset more weight.

Elissa Brown: the group makes the game

Elissa Brown founded Black Girls Pickle, Too and describes creating its social media page to celebrate Black women playing pickleball. Her site also describes beginner-friendly meetups and social events.

References: Black Girls Pickle, Too

In a mixed-skill doubles game, Brown plays alongside someone who is new to the court and against two players with more experience. After a serve and return, the ball travels back and forth several times before the newcomer reaches a wide shot and sends it back. Brown and her partner exchange a delighted look as the rally continues, then gather the ball after it goes long.

Brown’s game is a good choice if the attraction is the group itself: different levels of experience give each return its own small surprise. Pulenaz’s familiar-partner game gives a closer view of friendships developing over repeat visits; Kerr adds a competitive match as well as a casual game.

Sources and attribution

1. Black Girls Pickle, Too

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2. Pickleball Chick

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3. Selkirk Sport

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