PHOTOS: Orlando Squeeze put on a show in front of hundreds of pickleball fans

Over 650 pickleball fans show up to see exhibition match at USTA National Campus in Orlando

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May 7: Orlando Squeeze hold exhibition match in front of 650+ fans at USTA National Campus in Orlando

Orlando, Fla. – Tuesday night at the U.S. Tennis Association National Campus in Orlando was all about pickleball.

The Orlando Squeeze attracted more than 650 pickleball fans for its pro-showcase. The event and exhibition match was originally scheduled to take place at the brand-new pickleball courts at Central Winds Park in Winter Springs, but so many people registered that it had to be moved to a larger venue.

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The showcase was a chance for people living in Central Florida to get to know the four professional pickleball players on Orlando’s Major League Pickleball (MLP) team and see them play together for the first time. The event was completely free.

If you were there, post some of your photos to our News 6 PinIt! page. You might see some of them pop up in our next What’s the Dill pickleball newsletter.

The Orlando Squeeze are preparing for their first MLP tournament of 2024. It kicks off Thursday, May 9 in Atlanta.

Click here to watch the matches. They run through Sunday, May 12.


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Bree produces the 11 p.m. newscast and has been with News 6 since August 2022. Before arriving in Orlando, she produced morning newscasts in her hometown of Philadelphia, and in Nashville, Tennessee.

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