IDEA Public Schools Rides Pickleball Craze With $60,000 Fundraiser

Arlington TX

10 May, 2022

8:54 PM

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By Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report May 10, 2022 Texas Christian University senior Mark Polowczak, 22, ranks 106th in the World Pickleball Rankings. Polowczak was a tennis player who signed up on a whim for his first pickleball tournament. "I thought it was the dumbest thing ever before I started playing," Polowczak said. "The first tournament I played and the first match I ever played in singles was against, I believe, the No. 3 guy in the world. And I held my ground. So, I was like, I can do this." Polowczak and his teammate and co-worker Donovan Rivera, 24, won the first round of the first annual Sink-a-Dink pickleball tournament hosted by IDEA Public Schools May 9 at Courtside Kitchen, a pickleball venue and restaurant. The fundraiser raised more than $60,000, surpassing its $50,000 goal to fund summer programs. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.