NCPA VIRGINIA REGIONAL RECAP

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🏆 Tournament Overview

  • Date & Location: October 25–26, 2025 | Pickleball Virginia Beach, VA
  • Teams: 8 Colleges (High Point, Carnegie Mellon, UVA, Virginia Tech, Liberty, Penn State, KSU and Columbia)  competed in Division I
  • At Stake: 8 bids to Nationals + $5,000 in prize money

🏅Final Result

Virginia Tech beat Liberty University 4-2.

⭐ Standout Performances

  • Caelan Funk, Heather Murphy, Cody Miller, and Nyliam Gazze (Virginia Tech): This team battled through every round with grit and determination—no easy wins, no steamrolls. Their relentless fight and persistance ultimately earned them the Championship Title. 🏆🔥
  • Taylee Kraje, Sienna Brewer, Ben Rice, and Derek Kraje (Liberty University): Displayed impressive consistency and strength from start to finish, anchoring Liberty’s lineup with steady play and teamwork all weekend long. 💪🔥

🎯 Key Takeaways

As seniors graduate from powerhouse programs like UVA, roster turnover is beginning to reshape the collegiate landscape—once-dominant teams are entering rebuilding phases while new contenders rise to the spotlight. 💥🏓

🔝 Change In CollegiatePB Leaderboard 

Virginia Tech and Liberty University have arrived –   CollegiatePB Leaderboard. 

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📅 Next Up

The NCPA action continues November 8th – 9th  with the NCPA Texas Regional Championship in Rockwall, Texas.  All upcoming tournaments – Tournament Hub – Collegiate Pickleball