CPT 2026 College World Championship Recap

Tournament Overview

Tour: CPT — College Pickleball Tour / DUPR

Event dates: Oct 30, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026

Venue: Brookhaven Country Club, Farmers Branch, Texas

Schools in the team bracket: 27

Teams: 51 participated across 17 pools; 32 advanced to the medal draw.

Utah Tech 1 won the CPT College World Championship, defeating FAU 1, 3–2, with a 22–20 DreamBreaker victory. Alabama 1 and Utah Tech 2 also reached the semifinals.

Participating Schools — team bracket only

Arizona State University; Baylor University; Drury University; Duke University; Florida Atlantic University; Louisiana State University; Oklahoma State University; Purdue University; Southern Methodist University; Spring Arbor University; Texas A&M University; Texas Christian University; Texas State University; The University of Alabama; University of Central Florida; University of Florida; University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; University of Miami; University of North Carolina at Charlotte; University of Texas at Austin; University of Texas at San Antonio; University of Virginia; University of Wisconsin–Madison; University of Wisconsin–Whitewater; Utah Tech University; Utah Valley University; Washington University in St. Louis.

Tournament Recap

Utah Tech 1 defeated Alabama 1, 3–0, in the semifinals. FAU 1 defeated Utah Tech 2, 3–2, winning the DreamBreaker 21–18. In the final, FAU won women’s doubles 24–22 and men’s doubles 21–18. Utah Tech won both mixed doubles games, 21–17 and 21–6, then took the DreamBreaker 22–20 to secure the championship.

Finalists and Semifinalists

Champion — Utah Tech 1 (Utah Tech University)

Players: Ella Boydston, Lauren Mercado, Clayton Boydston, Liam Duffin.

Runner-up — FAU 1 (Florida Atlantic University)

Players: Gianna Jarman, Bella Nelson, Jayden Broderick, Alec LaMacchio.

Semifinalist — Alabama 1 (The University of Alabama)

Players: Kiki Onyeagocha, Emma Roberts, Walter Haakenson, Jamieson Nathan.

Semifinalist — Utah Tech 2 (Utah Tech University)

Players: Abigail OKelley, Ashlee Peterson, Hunter Merritt, Benson Parry