NCPA 2026 Texas Regional Recap

Tournament Overview

Tour: NCPA — National Collegiate Pickleball Association

Event dates: Oct 24, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026

Venue: Oasis Pickleball Club, 5757 State Hwy 205, Rockwall, Texas 75032

Schools in the team bracket: 17

Teams: 30 teams participated in pool play; 29 entries appear in the main bracket list.

Texas A&M 1 won the NCPA Texas Regional Championship with a 4–1 victory over TCU 1. Texas A&M 2 and Samford 1 also reached the semifinals.

Participating Schools — team bracket only

Colorado School of Mines; Louisiana State University; Mississippi State University; Samford University; Southern Methodist University; Southwest Baptist University; Stephen F. Austin State University; Texas A&M University; Texas Christian University; Texas State University; Texas Tech University; University of Colorado Boulder; University of Mary Hardin-Baylor; University of North Texas; University of Oklahoma; University of Texas at Dallas; University of Texas at San Antonio.

Tournament Recap

Texas A&M 1 defeated Samford 1, 4–2, in the semifinals. TCU 1 beat Texas A&M 2, 4–1, in the other semifinal. Texas A&M 1 then defeated TCU 1, 4–1, in the championship match.

Finalists and Semifinalists

Champion — Texas A&M 1 (Texas A&M University)

Players: Lauren Montgomery, Ben Vo, Danny Ramirez, Chloe Leung.

Runner-up — TCU 1 (Texas Christian University)

Players: Sophie Degrand, Zoe Pelts, Sanders Graf, AJ Khawaja, Kaj Quirijns.

Semifinalist — Texas A&M 2 (Texas A&M University)

Players: Elijah Aguilar, Leanne Rodriguez, Angelina Rodrigues, Gary Zheng.

Semifinalist — Samford 1 (Samford University)

Players: Will Davidson, Samuel Mack, Rainer Miles, Ainsley Keating.