We love bringing the banking community together on the pickleball court—after all, keeping bankers' relationships strong by funding businesses in a pickle is what we do every day. 

While some players were near intermediate level, for many it was their first time on the courts. Houston's bankers rose to the challenge and embraced the game with enthusiasm and teamwork. The event left us all with a great reminder that it's never too late to learn something new and that growth doesn’t stop, no matter how long we’ve been in the game.

A big congratulations to the winners of our 2nd Annual Flatbay Capital Pickleball Tournament:

Intermediate+ bracket
🥇 Christopher Hoffman & Parker Hollander, CFP® — JPMorganChase
🥈 Melissa Vizcardo & Carson Steele — Bank of Texas
🥉 Ryan Money & Luke Vaughan — PNC
And a special shoutout to the rest of the teams who competed from Amegy Bank, First Horizon Bank, Frost Bank, Texas Capital, SouthTrust Bank, Prosperity Bank, Texas First Bank, U.S. Bank and Cadence Bank.

Beginners bracket

🥇 Mackenzie Davis & Jackson Collins — Frost
🥈 Thomas Chad Cargile & Sara Khan — Regions Bank
🥉 Sergio Babba & Jason Bates — Stellar Bank
And a special shoutout to the rest of the teams who competed from Bank of Texas, First Horizon Bank, Huntington National Bank, Texas Capital, MidFirst Bank, Prosperity Bank, Texas Traditions Bank and Bank of America.

Thank you to our sponsors at Calvetti Ferguson, Spencer Fane, Great American Title Company and vcfo and our Houston BDOs Vivian Thompson and Lili Tafilaj for making this event possible!