Cardinal Racquet Club

09/02/2026

🟡 What do pickleball & the Holidays have in common?

They are BOTH more fun with your favorite people! 😂🏓🎄

So grab your pickleball besties because — September 15 — Holly Jolly tickets are officially ON SALE! 🎟️🎉

🎄 Jolly
📅 November 13–15
📍 Anderson Civic Center
🛍️ 200+ vendors + food + entertainment + ALLLLL the Christmas cheer!

Consider this your sign to start a new tradition:

🏓 Battle it out on the courts in September.
🎄 Trade the paddles for shopping bags in November.
🥂 Add your besties, a little holiday cheer and LOTS of shopping.
😂 Make some memories that don't involve arguing over whether that ball was actually IN.

IMPORTANT CHRISTMAS PSA: 🚨🎅
Tickets are LIMITED and Friday Night VIP DOES SELL OUT!

Translation: Don't be the friend texting the group chat later...

"Soooo... did anyone happen to buy me a ticket?" 👀😂

🎟️ MARK your calendar for 9/15 to snag some tickets for HollyJollyHolidayFair.com

Make it a tradition. Tell your pickleball besties. Schedule some holiday FUN! 🎄❤️

And a HUGE thank you to Holly Jolly Holiday Fair for supporting the Cardinal Fall Pickleball Tournament!

08/31/2026

❤️🏓 **A BIG SHOUTOUT TO OUR COMMUNITY SPONSORS!**

It takes a community to make a tournament like this happen, and these businesses and individuals said **YES to supporting local pickleball!** Every sponsorship — big or small — helps us create a better weekend for our players, and we are so grateful for them!

📸 **CHRISTY HENDERSON PHOTOGRAPHY**
For more than **20 years**, Christy Henderson Photography has been capturing genuine moments throughout Upstate South Carolina with a timeless, editorial style. From **weddings and seniors to families and branding**, Christy helps make the moments you don't want to forget last forever. ❤️

🍕 **DOMINO'S**
Pickleball + pizza = we're pretty sure that's the perfect Friday night. 😂 Domino's is helping provide **pizza for our players Friday night!** Thank you for keeping everyone fueled for more pickleball!

❤️ **JUDY SHAFFER**
A special thank you to Judy for personally supporting our inaugural tournament! Having friends in our community step up and say, **"I want to help,"** means more than you know.

🩺 **SMART PLANNING CORPORATION — SARA MOWER**
Planning ahead can make all the difference! Sara Mower with Smart Planning Corporation helps people **navigate Medicare options and make sense of their choices** — because sometimes having a knowledgeable local person in your corner makes everything a little easier.

❤️ **KITTY GROOVE**
Need someone to help take of your furry felines as you travel? Reach out to Sommer Hammett and she can take care of your cats while you are away. 864-261-0855 Thank you for helping us make our first Cardinal Fall Pickleball Tournament something special.

🍕 **TRACEY NETTLES**
Tracey is also helping make **Friday night PIZZA NIGHT!** 🍕🏓 possible! Thank you, Tracey, for donating toward the pizza and helping us feed a whole bunch of hungry pickleball players!

🌟 **LEA & JAY WEBSTER**
It takes a village and we appreciate Lea and Jay Webster for contributing to make this inaugural event one for the books!!! Thank you both, it means alot!

🌟 **CADE GRAY**
Speaking of villagers- Cade Gray you deserve a shout out for stepping up as a community sponsor to make sure everyone sees what a special place Cardinal is!! We appreciate YOU!

These may be our **Community Sponsors**, but their support is a BIG part of what makes this tournament possible. ❤️

Please help us thank them — and whenever you can, **support the businesses and people who support LOCAL pickleball!** 🏓

08/31/2026

🏓 **WE STILL HAVE A FEW SPOTS OPEN — AND WE NEED YOU!**

The **Cardinal Fall Pickleball Tournament** is THIS WEEKEND and we have a few brackets that could use a couple more teams to make them even better! 🙌

If you’ve been thinking about playing… **THIS IS YOUR SIGN.** 😂

🚨 HERE’S EXACTLY WHERE WE NEED TEAMS — AND WHAT’S ALREADY FULL!

👩 WOMEN’S
🏓 3.0 All Ages — Need 2 teams
🔥 3.5 Open — FULL!
🏓 4.0 Open — Need 3 teams
💰 Women’s Moneyball — FULL!
🔥 3.5 Over 50 — FULL!
🏓 4.0 Over 50 — Need 1 team

👨 MEN’S
🏓 3.0 All Ages — Need 1 team
🏓 3.5 Open — Need 2 teams
🏓 4.0 Open — Need 3 teams
💰 Moneyball — Need 1 team
🏓 3.5 Over 50 — Need 3 teams
🏓 4.0 Over 50 — Need 3 teams

👫 MIXED
🏓 3.0 All Ages — Need 2 teams
🏓 3.5 Open — Need 2 teams
🏓 4.0 Open — Need 2 teams
💰 Moneyball — FULL! 🔥
🏓 3.5 Over 50 — Need 1 team
🏓 4.0 Over 50 — Need 1 team

**Some of these brackets are SO CLOSE!** Just one or two more teams can make the difference — so grab that partner you’ve been meaning to ask and GET REGISTERED! 🏓

🔥 Great competition
💰 **$1,800 Moneyball prize purse**
🍕 FREE pizza Friday
🐔 FREE Chick-fil-A Saturday
🎉 FREE food Sunday

🏅 And have you SEEN these medals?!

They’re BIG. They’re HEAVY. They look AMAZING. Quite frankly…they’re going to look really good on YOU.😏🏅

Of course, there is that tiny detail of having to WIN one first. 😂

**Don’t overthink it. Find your partner. Sign up. Come play.**

📅 September 4–6
📍 Cardinal Racquet Club | Anderson, SC
⏰ **Registration closes September 2!**

Already registered? **WE NEED YOUR HELP!** Share this post, tag your pickleball friends or send it directly to that partner who keeps saying *“I might play…”* 👀

**We’ve gone ALL OUT. Now we just need YOU!**

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08/30/2026

🏓❤️ **OUR NET SPONSORS ARE BRINGING MORE THAN THEIR NAMES TO THE COURTS!**

We have some AMAZING net sponsors for the Cardinal Fall Pickleball Tournament, and they deserve a BIG shoutout for everything they're doing to make tournament weekend even more fun!

🏨 **BLECKLEY INN**
They're giving away a **FREE NIGHT at The Bleckley Inn!** 👏 Keep your eyes open during the tournament for your chance to win a little Anderson staycation!

🐔 **CHICK-FIL-A**
They understood the assignment. 😂 **FREE Chick-fil-A sandwiches on Saturday!** Come hungry, pickleball people! A huge thank you for helping us feed our players.

🍴 **DAWN & STEVE HAIGLER**
Sunday food is on them! ❤️ Dawn & Steve have generously sponsored **FREE FOOD on Sunday** for our players. We appreciate you helping us finish the weekend with full bellies!

🏡 **GEM PROPERTIES**
A big thank you to GEM Properties for stepping up as a net sponsor and supporting our inaugural tournament. Local support like this is what makes events like ours possible!

💰 **KRISTI & PATRICK RICE**
They've added a little extra 💵 to the weekend! Kristi & Patrick generously donated toward our **Moneyball prize purse** — helping make the competition even sweeter!

🧀🍷 **CHARCUTERIE PARTIES BY LORI**
Grab your friends and learn how to create a gorgeous charcuterie spread while having a GREAT time doing it! **Charcuterie Parties by Lori** is a fantastic, fun event experience AND a supporter of our tournament. **Call Lori to book your own party!**

✂️ **NINETY SEVEN HAIR COMPANY**
A cozy, modern salon right here in Anderson, SC. Whether you're ready for a **complete transformation** or just need your next maintenance appointment, they'd love to have you in their chair. Because tournament hair may be questionable… but Monday's doesn't have to be. 😂

🌙 **RASPBERRY MOON SKIN THERAPY**
All that pickleball is great for your game… maybe not quite as great for your skin! ☀️😂 Located in Greenville, Raspberry Moon has been helping clients care for their skin for nearly **25 years** with customized skincare, expert waxing and practical advice. After you've **served, smashed, dinked and hopefully remembered your SPF**, let Nicole give your skin a little love! 🌙✨

👏 **AND THAT'S OUR NET SPONSOR CREW!**

These businesses, families and friends aren't just putting their names on a net — **they're helping us create a better tournament experience for EVERYONE.**

When you see their signs on the courts, give them some love! ❤️ And most importantly, **support the people and businesses that support LOCAL pickleball!** 🏓

08/29/2026

🏓 **SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: LESLEY COURTS & PAVING INC.**

Now THIS is a sponsor that knows a thing or two about the surface underneath our pickleball shoes! 👟🏓

We're excited to have **Lesley Courts & Paving Inc.** supporting the Cardinal Fall Pickleball Tournament!

This **family-owned and operated Anderson business** has been serving South Carolina for decades and specializes in both residential and commercial projects. And pickleball players — they can help with something VERY near and dear to our hearts… **COURTS!** ❤️

🏓 Pickleball Court Construction & Maintenance
🎾 Tennis Court Construction & Maintenance
🏀 Basketball Court Construction & Maintenance
🎨 Court Lines & Color Coating
🚗 Asphalt Paving
🅿️ Parking Lot Maintenance & Marking
✨ Sealcoating

From building and maintaining courts to paving driveways and commercial parking lots, their experienced team handles projects large and small throughout the Southeast. Lesley Courts & Paving is **licensed, bonded and insured** and has been in business since 1974.

And we especially love seeing a **LOCAL company that actually builds pickleball courts supporting LOCAL pickleball!** 👏🏓

📍 3104 Old Williamston Road | Anderson, SC
📞 **864-226-5600**
🌐 LesleyCourtsAndPaving.com



A BIG thank you to **Lesley Courts & Paving Inc.** for supporting the Cardinal Fall Pickleball Tournament and helping our pickleball community continue to grow!

❤️ **Support the businesses that support LOCAL pickleball!**

08/29/2026

🏓💪 SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: MOTHER EARTH LABS

Play hard. Hydrate. Recover. Get up and do it all over again. 🏓🔥

We’re excited to welcome Mother Earth Labs (MEL) as a sponsor of the Cardinal Fall Pickleball Tournament — and this is one sponsor our players are definitely going to want to visit this weekend!

Mother Earth Labs is a boutique wellness brand specializing in premium vitamins and supplements, backed by more than two decades of scientific formulation. Every product is formulated and manufactured in Texas using high-quality ingredients sourced from around the world.

Their philosophy? True wellness starts at the cellular level. MEL combines small-batch precision with modern science, engineering its formulas for bioavailability — because a nutrient your body can’t absorb is a nutrient it can’t use.

And pickleball players, they have quite the lineup for us! 👀

💦 Electrolyte & CardioExcel Stick Packs — hydration and cardiovascular support
💪 Protein — muscle recovery
😴 Magnesium ER — morning or night to help you rest and recover
🦵 Joint Fortify — support for joints through all those repetitive lateral movements
🌱 GI UltraMAX — gut health support
🥬 OrganiEarth — daily greens and superfood blend for everyday nutrition

⭐ AND HERE’S THE FUN PART!

Mother Earth Labs will be ON SITE this weekend! Stop by the MEL activation and sample their Electrolytes and CardioExcel stick packs — built to help keep you hydrated and performing all weekend.

Because after a few hours of dinking, driving, sprinting and chasing down balls you probably had NO business getting to… your body might appreciate a little backup. 😂🏓

🛍️ Shop the full lineup and learn more at MotherEarthLabs.com
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A HUGE thank you to Mother Earth Labs for supporting the Cardinal Fall Pickleball Tournament AND helping take care of our players! ❤️

08/27/2026

Tonight is the FREE tournament practice night at Cardinal from 6-9p with FREE🍦! If you plans changed and you can make it just come on!!!!

Directions: Turn off Reed Road to 2008 Cardinal Circle. It is behind Neighborhood Walmart on Hwy 81.

💦 Cardinal does have a water & ice station and very chilly bathrooms!! There is some seating but feel free to bring a towel or chair if you want to hang around and watch.

Find a court & mix-in. Many players are coming without their partner & we can all get some games in!

ONLY divisions CLOSED are Women's 3.0 & Women's Open 3.5.
🙏 We NEED some more Men to sign-up especially in 3.0 & 3.5 levels!! So go to your phone and text all your contacts!!

We have a bunch of players needing partners also:
NEED:
(2) Moneyball Woman partners needed
4.0 Woman partner for Women's Dbls Over 50
4.0 Male over 50 needed for Mixed
4.0 Woman partner Open Ages
3.5 Man for Open Men's Dbls Se

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