Premier League
Learn about the coming season
a competitive season
Get ready for the season
The Sundance Premier League will take place on Monday nights at Club Pickleball USA in Orem. This League will span five weeks with seven Regular Season Matches followed by a playoff on week five with a prize of $20,000 on the line.
April 8: One match
April 15: Two matches
April 22: Two matches
April 29: Two matches
May 6: Semifinals and Finals (and a third-place match)
Regular season
Enjoy our 4-week round robin play
The format of Regular Season play will be a round robin format where each team will play every other team one time over the course of four weeks. The image below illustrates the play schedule for this season.
Play Schedule
April 8
Match 1 of 1
- (1) Team Hall
- vs
- (8) Team Stratton
- (2) Team Schwendiman
- vs
- (7) Team Brandt
- (3) Team Larson
- vs
- (6) Team Lundberg
- (4) Team DuJardin
- vs
- (5) Team Thorn
April 15
Match 1 of 2
- (6) Team Lundberg
- vs
- (4) Team DuJardin
- (5) Team Thorn
- vs
- (8) Team Stratton
- (7) Team Brandt
- vs
- (3) Team Larson
- (1) Team Hall
- vs
- (2) Team Schwendiman
April 15
Match 2 of 2
- (4) Team DuJardin
- vs
- (7) Team Brandt
- (3) Team Larson
- vs
- (1) Team Hall
- (8) Team Stratton
- vs
- (2) Team Schwendiman
- (5) Team Thorn
- vs
- (6) Team Lundberg
April 22
Match 1 of 2
- (2) Team Schwendiman
- vs
- (3) Team Larson
- (7) Team Brandt
- vs
- (5) Team Thorn
- (1) Team Hall
- vs
- (4) Team DuJardin
- (6) Team Lundberg
- vs
- (8) Team Stratton
April 22
Match 2 of 2
- (6) Team Lundberg
- vs
- (7) Team Brandt
- (4) Team DuJardin
- vs
- (2) Team Schwendiman
- (5) Team Thorn
- vs
- (1) Team Hall
- (8) Team Stratton
- vs
- (3) Team Larson
April 29
Match 1 of 2
- (2) Team Schwendiman
- vs
- (5) Team Thorn
- (1) Team Hall
- vs
- (6) Team Lundberg
- (7) Team Brandt
- vs
- (8) Team Stratton
- (3) Team Larson
- vs
- (4) Team DuJardin
April 29
Match 2 of 2
- (5) Team Thorn
- vs
- (3) Team Larson
- (8) Team Stratton
- vs
- (4) Team DuJardin
- (6) Team Lundberg
- vs
- (2) Team Schwendiman
- (7) Team Brandt
- vs
- (1) Team Hall
Standings and substitutions
Substitutes must have a doubles DUPR equal to (up to a tenth difference) or less than the player for whom they are substituting. Any teams found breaking this rule will forfeit the game(s) in which that substitute player is found playing, however, any points scored will still count. Men can only sub for men and women can only sub for women.
Team Rosters
Team Thorn
John Thorn
Dodo Kong
Mele Toli
Logan Schneider
Team Schwendiman
Thatcher Schwendiman
Ella Boydston
Clayton Boydston
Brenna Murray
Team Larson
Bryce Larson
Max Nadauld
Paige Miles
Jaci Reynolds
Team Brandt
Rob Brandt
Gerald Ferrer
Erika Pliner
Mary Monson
Team Hall
Dave Hall
Lauren Wong
Maddy Rasmussen
Quen Wilson
Team Lundberg
Bryan Lundberg
Kace Heiner
Jenny Cutler
Erin Kern
Team Stratton
Rob Stratton
Lilly Goodwin
Courtney Stratton
Scott Stratton
Team DuJardin
Yo DuJardin
Brooke Bromley
Michael Bunn
Barrett Croft
Team Stratton
- Rob Stratton
- Sterling Galli
- Kristen Walsh
- Lila Rawlings
Team Miles
- Paige Miles
- Kelly Stewart
- Thatcher Schwendiman
- Charles Case
Team Lundberg
- Michael Lundberg
- Ali Welch
- Esteban Celis
- Josie Smith
Team Thiriot
- Adam Thiriot
- Connor Bernal
- Yo Dujardin
- Brooke Bromley
Team Nilson
- Jon Nilson
- Ella Boydston
- Mak Uluilakepa
- Kim Nelson
Team Porter
- Sarah Porter
- Quentin Wilson
- Rob Brandt
- Kai Uluilakepa
Team Murray
- Brenna Murray
- Liz Boydston
- Brennan Adamson
- Max Nadauld
Team Toli
- Mele Toli
- Bryce Larson
- Clayton Boydston
- Shae Spencer
Championship Day
Take home the ultimate pickleball prize
The top four teams from the Regular Season will advance to the Playoffs on Monday, May 6. The winners of the Semifinals will advance to the Finals which will be played on the same night. A third-place match will also take place.
- First Place Prize: $16,000
- Second Place Prize: $3,200
- Third Place Prize: $800
The tiebreakers to determine teams advancing from the Regular Season to the Playoffs are:
- Match Wins
- Games Net
- Points Won %
Game day
What to expect
Matches will be held on Monday evenings at Club Pickleball USA in Orem starting at 6:00 PM. Jerseys will be provided to each player and they are expected to wear them each week.
Players are expected to warm up and be ready to play when it is time for their Match. Players should not expect additional warm up after the Match has started.
Team Captains
Match day expectations
Team Captains will be responsible for communicating with Sundance League officials regarding doubles team designations and singles Tiebreakers rotations. If a Team Captain is unable to fulfill her/his duties, they must designate a substitute captain.
During the match, all communications related to rules of the competition must come from the Team Captain only and are to be addressed by the Commissioner or someone whom the Commissioner designates with that authority. Any interpretation by anyone other than the Commissioner or the designated representative(s) will not by an official Sundance League stance on the rules.
