PLAYER PROFILE

Rachel Rohrabacher

Tampa tennis standout · PPA women’s doubles champion · Brooklyn player

Rachel Rohrabacher carried an accomplished South Carolina tennis career into professional pickleball, where she became a ten-time PPA women’s doubles champion and a key member of Brooklyn’s 2026 semifinal team.

September 23, 2026Evidence-backed revision

USA · BROOKLYN07

No. 7PPA Women’s World RankingObserved September 8, 2026 · 8,405 points

PPA Women’s World Ranking · September 8, 2026

Tampa roots · South Carolina tennis

From SEC champion to PPA doubles champion

A Tampa native and former Blue Chip recruit, Rohrabacher played NCAA Division I tennis at the University of South Carolina from 2015 through 2019. She earned four ITA Scholar-Athlete selections and helped the Gamecocks win their first SEC Tournament championship.

A former junior-tennis coach encouraged Rohrabacher to try pickleball. She committed to the professional game in 2023 and developed into one of the PPA Tour’s leading women’s doubles players.

PLAYER BACKGROUND

How did Rachel Rohrabacher reach professional pickleball?

A Blue Chip recruit and four-time ITA Scholar-Athlete at South Carolina, Rohrabacher entered professional pickleball in 2023 after encouragement from her former junior-tennis coach.

Career timeline

College achievement, ten PPA titles and a Brooklyn playoff run

2015–2019

South Carolina tennis

Rohrabacher combined strong singles and doubles results with four ITA Scholar-Athlete selections and three SEC Academic Honor Roll selections.

2019

First SEC Tournament championship

She supplied South Carolina’s second point as the Gamecocks won the first SEC Tournament title in program history.

2023

Committed to professional pickleball

Rohrabacher moved into the professional game after encouragement from her former junior-tennis coach.

09-20-2026

Tenth PPA title

Rohrabacher and Parris Todd won the Arizona Open for their second women’s doubles championship together, giving Rohrabacher ten career PPA titles.

2026

Brooklyn semifinal run

Brooklyn advanced through two playoff rounds before its season ended against the New Jersey 5s in the MLP semifinals.

Dated competitive record

PPA results documented 09-20-2026

PPA career titles: 10 · women’s doubles · 09-20-2026
PPA finals: 15 · September 8, 2026
PPA semifinals: 20 · September 8, 2026
2026 Sacramento: Women’s doubles champion · Parris Todd

Major League Pickleball

A central player in Brooklyn’s 2026 semifinal season

2026 MLP PLAYOFFSSEMIFINALSBROOKLYN · 2026

Rohrabacher helped Brooklyn defeat the SoCal Hard Eights and Columbus Sliders before the New Jersey 5s ended the team’s postseason run.

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Dated equipment observation

What paddle was Rachel Rohrabacher documented using?

Friday

Fever 102E

102EDocumented during 2026

Friday signed Rohrabacher as its first sponsored professional in January 2026. Her PPA profile identified the Friday Fever 102E, while Friday documented a customized setup of roughly 8.3 ounces with lead tape near the base and sometimes along the sides.

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2026 PPA Finals

Bright and Patriquin vs. Rohrabacher and Alshon

PPA Tour · 2026

Mixed doubles quarterfinal

Rohrabacher and Alshon vs. Todd and Daescu

PPA Tour · Atlanta 2026

Women’s doubles semifinal

Rohrabacher and Parenteau vs. Black and Todd

PPA Tour · Indoor Nationals

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