Benefiting LOU
(Louisville Outreach for the Unsheltered) 
Pickleball Tournament
Location: Gymnasium – 11902 Old Shelbyville Rd Louisville, KY 40243
Date: May 16, 2026
Time: 8:30am Arrival Time (tournament begins at 9:00am)
Pool Groups for Round Robin Play:
- Playing Pickleball less than a year
- 60 or older
- Everyone Else
Entry Fee:
$60 per player
(Registration opens April 1st, 2026. Register by: May 1, 2026)
Team Prizes (per person on team):
🥇 1st Place – $25 Gift Card & Pickleball Hoodie
🥈 2nd Place – $10 Gift Card & $10 DQ Gift Card
🥉 3rd Place – $5 Gift Card, $5 DQ Gift Card
(Hoodies ordered to winner size and available at a later date for pickup at church office.)
Special thank you to our sponsors: Encore Wealth Management (t-shirt & prizes); Dairy Queen (Middletown) (prizes & raffle items); Chuck and Mike’s Tennis and Pickleball Shop (Diadem hat); Printex USA (pickleball hoodies)
Tournament Format
- Pool Group Play in FOUR ROUND ROBIN FORMAT determines seeding in Double Elimination Bracket
- Lunch Break (30 minutes) Chick-Fil-A (included in registration fee)
- Double Elimination Bracket (Based on results of the Pool Group Play)
What’s Included:
✔ Concession Area (Sales Benefit the MUMC Youth Group 2027 Belize Mission Trip)
✔ Chick-Fil-A Lunch (Chicken Sandwich and Drink)
✔ Raffle Items (Diadem hat & Fourteen (14) $5 gift cards for Dairy Queen.
✔ T-shirt
✔ Fun for All Skill Levels!
Jennifer Gilcreast grew up in western PA near Pittsburgh. She graduated from Asbury University (piano performance) and Notre Dame (MM), playing the organ where she attended. She taught music in Jessamine and Bullitt counties, and teaches choir and music at Highlands Latin School. She has 4 children age 18-24. Hobbies include cookings, reading, and being in nature.
