How They Became Obsessed With Padel: Matthew Jenkins and Antonio Goes
A conversation with the American Collegiate Padel League co-founders...published in Padel Nation
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Dallas club “Kraken” the code to padel success
I talk to co-founder Rodrigo Fernandez in the October issue of Facility
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The Best Tennis I’ve Ever Played
My first job out of college was teaching tennis at Club Med in the British West Indies.
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The Rise of Women's Padel Communities
Two torn ACLs kept former Argentine professional Georgie Rosales off the padel court for 13 years.
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Is There Such a Thing as Padel Clothing?
So I was interviewing GLDN PNT founder and CEO Scott London a while back. GLDN PNT is one of the new kids on the block selling padel clothes. At some point during the interview, I asked London: “So are padel clothes a real thing?” which is…
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How I Became Obsessed With Padel: Andi Neugarten-Maio
A conversation with the 6LoveSports founder from Padel Nation
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I Tried TYPTI—and Found a New Sport That’s Great for Tennis Players
The first standalone TYPTI Racquet Centre just opened at The Village, a popular outdoor walking mall in Woodland Hills, CA.
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There Are Nearly Two Tons of Sand on a Padel Court. Here’s Why.
I read somewhere that there are two tons of sand on a typical padel court.
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Why Padel Glass Breaks. And Why It Doesn’t
Brevin Bennett knows a lot about glass. His company, Off The Glass, is unusual among padel-court manufacturers because it manufactures the glass it uses in-house in the United States. I asked Brevin to explain what makes padel-court glass…
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Is Salt Lake City America’s Latest Padel Boomtown?
From the September issue of Facility Magazine
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Will Boyce - How I Became Obsessed With Padel
Will Boyce is another one of those super-smart, young guys who is driving the growth of padel in the U.S. After a collegiate tennis career, an MBA, and a stint in the finance world, Will discovered padel and realized that there was a great…
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How 3-Time World Champ Cecilia Baccigaulpo Helped Shape Padel
It’s not often you get to meet a legend. Tennis has Billie Jean King. Padel has Cecilia Baccigaulpo. Like King, Baccigaulpo isn’t just a great champion, she is instrumental to the development of the sport she loves. I met Baccigaulpo a…
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Boast is Back. Can it Break Into Padel?
In 1973, American tennis pro Bill St. John saw American tennis players wearing European brands on the court and thought there should be an American alternative. Something cooler. St. John founded Boast to provide that alternative. Rocking…
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Two ACL Tears Ended Georgina Rosales' Padel Career. Los Angeles Brought It Back
A month or so ago I was at the Santa Monica Pickleball and Padel club to check out the 2026 LA Cup, an interclub tournament between LA-area clubs that’s been running since 2024. I was there to meet the people who are bringing padel to the…
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Will Persson - How Will Persson Became Obsessed With Padel
I feel a kinship with Will Persson. We’re both racquet sports guys who spent a lot of time working in communications and tech. We’re both obsessed with padel. Originally from the Northeast and now based in Miami, Will was nationally ranked…
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How I Became Obsessed With Padel: Hollye Shepherd
Editor’s note: The following (lightly edited) feature article is the fifth installment of a new “How I Became Obsessed With Padel” series we’re rolling out from regular guest contributor, Scott Matulis, a former PR Director for the…
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Marcos del Pilar Is Not Fooling Around
My RSPA padel certification weekend in Salt Lake City
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Is Technology Doing the Same Thing to Padel That It Did to Tennis?
A few weeks ago, I was watching the Wimbledon men’s singles final and started thinking about the grass.
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How Scott London Became Obsessed With Padel
Scott London is a longtime entrepreneur who has helped build and commercialize legendary apparel brands including Wu-Wear, Zoo York and Baby Phat. His latest venture, GLDN PNT, is a clothing and lifestyle brand created specifically for…
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How I Became Obsessed With Padel: Rene Lewicki
Rene Lewicki leads business development for Wilson in the Western United States. He’s German. He’s also one of the people working to grow padel in the U.S., and he has a unique perspective on what it will take to make the sport popular…
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Chapter 32
The Miracles Jesus Did Not Do, Chapter 2: Personal branding with Satan
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Solving the LA Padel Puzzle:
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Why Does Padel Need So Many Apps? Part 1
Playtomic. Playbypoint. Rankedin. Padel Fast. Areas Padel Manager. PadelMix. Americano Padel Manager. Padelboard by MATCHi. Tournify for Padel. Padel Ranking. Swana. CourtMaster. PlaySight Padel SmartCourt. PadelIQ. PadelAI. SPASH Match…
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This Could Be You
The first time I met Daniel Cooke, he was a regular-looking young guy with a great personality, terrific hair and two arms that were exactly the same size. He had no racket sports background and hit his backhand with a forehand grip.…
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How I Became Obsessed With Padel: David Eisen
Scott Matulis Jun 29, 2026 David Eisen playing padel at his home court in the Hamptons (Photo: Katherine Gil) You could say David Eisen and I are pretty much the same guy (other than I’ve have both my knees replaced and he’s only had one).…
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Chapter 28
Mitch Webber pinged me today. The sign twirling Puppies for Less guy. He's back in the game, an office in Westwood, a parking space and health insurance. How? Mitch: I was doing the sign thing and this guy pulls over, asks me, “Hey man,…
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How I Became Obsessed With Padel: Aaron Hasnain
Jun 22, 2026 Padel N9NE Founder Aaron Hasnain Editor’s note: The following (lightly edited) feature article is the first installment of a new ”How I Became Obsessed With Padel” series we’re rolling out from regular guest contributor, Scott…
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This Could Be You
Have you ever wondered who wins padel tournaments? I did. And now I know. Jose Romero does. A few weeks ago at the Padel UP USPA 500 event in Culver City, on Friday, prior to losing my first match, I saw this guy warming up with his…
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Oversleeping in Mexico City
How a compact man taught me to be more compact
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Is Tennis Too Hard for Us Now?
Pickleball, padel and the rise of instant competence
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An Inside Look at the L.A. Padel Scene From a True OG
Jon Guerra talks padel in the City of Angels. Note: This article was first published in Padel Nation and all the good edits should be credited to Austin Edwards
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French Drake, Swiss Kyle, and a Bad Case of Ceiling Yips
After watching my first high-level padel tournament, and realizing how savage it was, I decided to play one myself.
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