Sociology, accounting & data science: The education of the top-ranked pickleball players

“It’s safe to say that many (90%) professional pickleball players have a background in tennis. And among tennis players , especially the world’s top players, some did not pursue higher education. So, how educated are the world’s best pickleball players really? Well, the answer is, very. The best part? For most of them, their degrees aren’t related to sports. The education of the top pickleball players in each category Women’s singles View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anna Leigh Waters (@anna.leigh.waters) Anna Leigh Waters Country: US Education: High school graduate Job: Professional pickleball player Source: Pickleball.com Kate Fahey Country: US Education: University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts in International Studies with a minor in Spanish Literature and Language, and Business Administration and Management) Job: Former senior associate product manager, Professional pickleball player Source: LinkedIn View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mizuno USA (@mizunousa) Kaitlyn Christian Country: US Education: University of Southern California (Bachelor’s degree in Sociology) Job: — Source: The Dink Pickleball Brooke Buckner Country: US Education: University of Michigan (Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education) Job: Former assistant tennis coach Source: Major League Pickleball Lea Jansen Country: US Education: Washington State University (Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, MBA in Healthcare Management) Job: Assistant tennis coach, Professional pickleball player Source: Major League Pickleball , Davenport University Women’s doubles View this post on Instagram A post shared by CARVANA PPA TOUR (@ppatour) Anna Bright Country: US Education: University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science in Data Science and Business Administration) Job: Account manager, Data and product analyst Source: LinkedIn Tyra Hurricane Black Country: US Education: Unknown Job: — Source: — View this post on Instagram A post shared by Catherine Parenteau (@catherineparenteau.pb) Catherine Parenteau Country: Canada Education: University of Arkansas (Bachelor’s degree — transferred), University of Arkansas (Bachelor’s degree in Psychology) Job: Professional pickleball player Source: YouTube Jorja Johnson Country: US Education: Unknown Job: — Source: — View this post on Instagram A post shared by Parris Todd (@itsparristodd) Parris Todd Country: US Education: Bollettieri Tennis Academy Job: Business owner, Fashion designer, Professional pickleball player Source: LinkedIn Women’s mixed doubles Jessie Irvine Country: US Education: University of California, Los Angeles (Bachelor’s degree in Sports Psychology) Job: Professional pickleball player Source: PPA Tour Tina Pisnik Country: Slovenia Education: Unknown Job: Tennis coach, Professional pickleball player Source: LinkedIn View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rachel Rohrabacher (@rachelrohra) Rachel Rohrabacher Country: US Education: University of South Carolina (Bachelor of Arts in Psychology), University of South Florida (Master of Social Work) Job: Professional pickleball player Source: LinkedIn Etta Tuionetoa Country: US Education: Brigham Young University Job: Unknown Source: Pickleball.com Alix Truong Country: US Education: George Mason University (Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Administration and Management) Job: Student, Professional pickleball player Source: LinkedIn Men’s singles View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hunter Johnson (@hunterw.johnson) Hunter Johnson Country: US Education: Southern Methodist University Job: Professional pickleball player Source: Major League Pickleball Federico Staksrud Country: Argentina Education: University of New Orleans (Bachelor of Business Administration), Tennessee Wesleyan University (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management), Florida Gulf Coast University (Master of Business Administration in Data Analytics), Florida Gulf Coast University (Master of Science in Management Information Systems, Informatics and Information Tech Management) Job: Former business development specialist, Professional pickleball player Source: LinkedIn Christopher Haworth Country: US Education: Oklahoma State University (Bachelor’s degree in Marketing) Job: Professional pickleball player Source: Pickleball.com View this post on Instagram A post shared by Connor Garnett (@congarnett) Connor Garnett Country: US Education: Santa Clara University (Bachelor’s degree in Finance), University of Nottingham (Master of Science in Finance and Investments) Job: Former investment banking analyst, Professional pickleball player Source: LinkedIn Christian Alshon Country: US Education: University of Virginia (Pre-Communication, Business/Commerce), University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a Specialisation in Business Economics) Job: Professional pickleball player Source: LinkedIn Men’s doubles View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gabriel Tardio (@gabe_tardio) Gabriel Tardio Country: Bolivia Education: Unknown Job: Professional pickleball player Source: Pickleball Wiki Ben Johns Country: US Education: University of Maryland (Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering) Job: Business owner, Professional pickleball player Source: LinkedIn View this post on Instagram A post shared by CRBN Pickleball (@crbnpickleball) Andrei Daescu Country: Uruguay Education: University of Oklahoma Job: Unknown Source: Pickleball.com JW Johnson Country: US Education: Unknown Job: Unknown Source: — Hayden Partiquin Country: US Education: Online school Job: Unknown Source: PPA Tour Men’s mixed doubles Noe Khlif Country: France Education: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Accounting) Job: Senior audit and assurance analyst Source: LinkedIn View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eric Oncins (@eric_oncins) Eric Oncins Country: Brazil Education: Florida Gulf Coast University (Bachelor’s degree in Communications) Job: Professional pickleball player Source: LinkedIn Jonathan Truong Country: US Education: Unknown Job: Unknown Source: — View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dylan Frazier (@teamdylanfrazier) Dylan Frazier Country: US Education: University of Missouri (Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration) Job: Professional pickleball player, Pickleball instructor Source: LinkedIn Riley Newman Country: US Education: Skagit Valley College (Associate of Arts), Seattle University (Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Corrections) Job: Business owner, Professional pickleball player Source: LinkedIn

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