Rick Witsek
Rick is the proud founder and owner of Team Witsken, which has run tennis/pickleball programming indoors/outdoors in the Indianapolis-area communities for the past 22 years. In addition, is a Co Founder of the National Pickleball League. Rick was the first coach to start Team Pickleball in a middle school in Indiana.
Rick has coached many school and league tennis teams through the past 20 years. Rick, the seventh of eight children of Bud and Marilyn Witsken, was a two-time Indiana state champion in singles and was one of four siblings to earn full tennis scholarships to a Division I school. At the University of Alabama, Rick was a two-time All-American, reaching the No. 1 doubles ranking in the country.
Rick was world-ranked on the ATP Tour in both singles and doubles. He began his post-playing career working with his brother, Todd Witsken, at the Indianapolis Tennis Center, serving as tennis director and coach of the IUPUl men's tennis team.
Rick still loves to compete - he was ranked No. 1 in the U.S. in 40-and-over singles and doubles and has competed multiple times for Team USA. He has reached number one on the APP TOUR as a Senior Pro Player.He has won many gold medals and highlight winnings include gold medals at The Nationals and the US Open for Pickleball.
He has a loving wife and three children he adores.