June 3, 2025 — UTR Sports is announcing a new partnership with Paddle Tap Pickleball, a leading name in competitive pickleball events and paddles. This partnership integrates UTR Sports’ platform and UTR Pickleball Rating (UTR-P) with Paddle Tap tournaments across the country.
Based out of South Florida, Paddle Tap hosts popular tournaments for all levels and offers high-performance paddles and gear for the pickleball community. As the newest partner of the UTR Sports Power Perks program, Paddle Tap will offer its gear and paddles at a discounted rate for Power subscribers.
The UTR Sports platform becomes the exclusive tournament management software for Paddle Tap host locations and will provide players access to the most comprehensive and accurate performance insights in the sport and ensure fair seeding, level-based competition, and transparent results tracking across Paddle Tap’s tournaments.
“We’re thrilled to team up with Paddle Tap to deliver an elevated pickleball experience,” said Mark Leschly, CEO and Chairman of UTR Sports. “By providing more players and hosts like Paddle Tap with access to our world-class UTR-P Rating and innovative platform, we are furthering our mission of growing the sport.”
“This partnership represents a huge leap forward for the sport,” said Duane Patchin, Co-Founder of Paddle Tap Pickleball. “By aligning with UTR Sports, we're giving our players an unparalleled rating experience that reflects the complexity and talent of today’s pickleball community.”
The UTR-P Rating is a free rating from 1-10.0 for players of all ages and levels on a scale using an algorithm that counts verified and unverified results separately for the most accurate, reliable data.
Along with developing the UTR Rating for tennis and the UTR-P Rating for pickleball, UTR Sports also provides the technology and software for hosting tournaments and leagues, empowering hosts with best-in-class tools for running tournaments. The UTR-P Rating is fully integrated into the UTR Sports event, tournament, and league software.
“We’re not just running tournaments — we’re creating a complete, competitive ecosystem,” added Alan Laymon, Co-Founder of Paddle Tap Pickleball. “By integrating with the UTR Sports system, we're setting a new standard for what players can expect in a high-level tournament experience.”
Through the collaboration, players competing in Paddle Tap events will see verified match results and updates to their UTR-P Rating, unlocking an elevated player experience. Players looking to enter Paddle Tap tournaments must create a free UTR Sports profile (click here).
The first Paddle Tap tournament on the UTR Sports platform took place May 31-June 1 in Boca Raton, Fla. — view results here.
An innovative leader in sports technology, UTR Sports is also the technology partner of the APP (the Association of Pickleball Players) and USA Pickleball (the governing body of pickleball in the U.S.) to support the continued robust growth of pickleball.
About UTR Sports
The mission of UTR Sports is to connect and grow the sports of tennis and pickleball with accurate global ratings, innovative software and events, and a global community centered around level-based play. The UTR Sports Platform is anchored by our renowned ratings technology. UTR Sports provides the technology and solutions relevant and valuable to players, from recreational to professional, coaches, and organizers. UTR Sports is creating opportunities and pathways, including the UTR Pro Tennis Tour, for players from all over the world, in all stages of life, to find better matches and unlock a more fun, affordable, and flexible experience.