NCPA 2026 Massachusetts Regional Recap

Tournament Overview

Tour: NCPA — National Collegiate Pickleball Association

Event dates: Sep 26, 2026 to Sep 27, 2026

Venue: RT. 12 Pickle, West Boylston, Massachusetts

Schools in the team bracket: 9

Teams: 19 teams participated in the College Team Bracket.

Harvard 1 captured the NCPA Massachusetts Regional Championship with a 4–3 victory over UConn 1. Boston University 1 and Tufts 1 also reached the semifinals, giving the regional an all-New England final four.

Participating Schools — team bracket only

Boston University; Harvard University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rutgers University; Syracuse University; Tufts University; University of Connecticut; University of Vermont; Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Tournament Recap

Harvard 1 defeated Boston University 1, 4–3, in the semifinals. UConn 1 advanced past Tufts 1 to meet Harvard in the championship match. Harvard closed out the final 4–3 to take the title.

Finalists and Semifinalists

Champion — Harvard 1 (Harvard University)

Players: Katie Murphy, Jonathan Yang, Yohance Badyal, Sarina Harjani.

Runner-up — UConn 1 (University of Connecticut)

Players: Julia Rose, Brenna Mahoney, Ryan Mirrione, Gabe Bursztyn.

Semifinalist — Boston University 1 (Boston University)

Players: Alessandro Paz, Sarah Gunn, Axel Morgan, Chloe Wu.

Semifinalist — Tufts 1 (Tufts University)

Players: Zachary Murray, Abigail Hinshaw, Marios Athanassiou, Megan Chung.