CHRISTINE BARKSDALE

Christine Barksdale is an established and highly recognized Pickleball pro who has medaled in many prestigious Pickleball events. In her youth, she played tennis and developed into a competitive 4.5-5.0 tennis player. She became a USTA National Champion in 2010.

She started playing recreational Pickleball in 2009 when her father introduced her to the game while Christine was visiting him at the Voyager RV Resort in Tucson, AZ. After her introduction to Pickleball, Christine decided to find local places to play and met her early instructors, Mike Wolfe, Hunter Duval, and Enrique Ruiz. After playing with Enrique Ruiz, he called Christine and invited her to play in a tournament.

Christine has had lots of success on and off the court. Besides medaling on the court, she was the USAPA’s Director of Competition and Athlete services and HEAD’s National Promotions Manager for Pickleball. During the Margaritaville USA Pickleball Nationals, which was co-hosted with Murphy and Luke Jensen, Christine was the on-court announcer during the pickleball exhibition with Andy Roddick and Andre Agassi. She continues her Pickleball journey by regularly competing in tournaments and instructing players.

MAJOR TOURNAMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2022 USA Pickleball Southwest Diamond Regional
Womens Doubles 5.0:50+
Gold: Christine Barksdale (with Gigi LeMaster)Mixed Doubles 5.0:50+,55+Silver: Christine Barksdale (with Scott Stone)

2022 Carvana PPA Desert Ridge Open
Mixed Doubles 5.0:50+,55+
Gold: Christine Barksdale (with Scott Stone)

2022 Tommy Wong Memorial Tournament
Mixed Doubles Skill 5.0:35+
Silver: Christine Barksdale (with Patrick Cote)
2021 The ProXR APP $50k Casa Grande Open
Womens Skill/Age Singles 4.0/4.5:50+,60+
Gold: Christine Barksdale

Womens Skill/Age Doubles 5.0:19+,35+
Silver: Christine Barksdale (with Simeron Gonzales)
2021 Las Vegas Pickleball Open PPA
Mixed Senior Pro Doubles
Silver: Christine Barksdale (with Scott Crandall)
2021 Latitude 42 Senior Pro Open
Womens Doubles Senior Pro Open 50+
Gold with Bonnie WilliamsWomens Doubles Skill/Age Groups 5.0: 19-70+
Gold: Christine Barksdale (with Bonnie Williams)Mixed Doubles Skill/Age Groups 5.0/4.5: 50+
Bronze: Christine Barksdale (with Jim Hackenberg)

2021 USA Pickleball Pacific Northwest Regional Championship
SSIPA Womens Doubles SKILL/AGE 50+55+ 5.0:50-59
Gold: Christine Barksdale (with Takako Tourengeau)SSIPA Womens Singles Skill/Age 5.0,4.5,4.0:50-54
Gold: Christine Barksdale

2021 APP Tour Arnold SME Equity - Indianapolis Pickleball Open
Womens Senior Pro Doubles
Silver: Christine Barksdale (with Julie Johnson)
2021 Brigham City Memorial Tournament
Mixed Doubles Skill/Age Groups 5.0:50+
Silver: Christine Barksdale (with Scott Clayson)
2020 USAPA Southwest Regional Championship
Women's Doubles Skill/Age 5.0:50+
Silver: Christine Barksdale (with Gigi LeMaster)Mixed Skill/Age Doubles 5.0:50+
Gold: Christine Barksdale (with Mark Swanson)
2019 USA Pickleball Nationals
Womens Doubles Senior Pro 50+
Silver: Christine Barksdale (with Bonnie Williams)
2019 Fall Brawl
WD 5.0 / 50-54
Gold: Christine Barksdale (with Gigi LeMaster)
2019 Las Vegas Open
Womens Senior Pro Doubles
Gold: Christine Barksdale (with Kris Anderson)
2019 Texas Open
Womens Skill/Age Doubles 5.0:50+
Gold: Christine Barksdale (with Bonnie Williams)
2019 USA Pickleball Nationals Pacific Northwest Regional
Womens Doubles UNDER 60 5.0: 50+,55+
Gold: Christine Barksdale (with Bonnie Williams)
2019 Tournament of Champions
Senior Womens Doubles Pro
Gold: Christine Barksdale (with Bonnie Williams)Mixed Doubles UNDER 60 5.0:50+
Bronze: Christine Barksdale (with Travis Rood)
2019 USA Pickleball Mountain Regionals
2019 Beer City Open