PaddleSetups
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What paddle does Ava Ignatowich use?

Shoes
Pending

The short answer

PPA Tour lists Ava Ignatowich with the PaddleTek PT25-2/V-1.0 16mm; her 2023 Selkirk paddle is in her earlier setups. Her current sponsor, latest match use, playing weight, tape, grip, overgrip and shoes are pending.

Ava Ignatowich is a professional pickleball player from Darien, Connecticut, who played Division 1 tennis and turned pro in 2024.

Current equipment

What is on the record now?

A sponsor deal or product page tells you the brand and model, not the exact match paddle, weight, or tape. Each field below shows its own source and date.

Paddle Confirmed

PaddleTek PT25-2/V-1.0 16mm

via the Paddletek shop (this model is not listed yet)

Tour-reported: This is PPA Tour's equipment listing, not an independent recent match sighting. Selkirk's current team pages do not list her (an older Selkirk player page remains), and Paddletek's team page does not list her. Latest match use remains unverified.

The 16mm PT25-2/V-1.0 model named on PPA Tour profiles. No verified PaddleTek retail page or manufacturer mapping to a consumer model name is in this record, so dimensions, handle specifications, stock weight, materials, and retail availability remain unpublished here. The link opens PaddleTek's general shop, where this exact model is not listed.

Core Thickness
16mm
Approval
UPA-A listing PT25-2F16, approval date 2025-10-29
Availability
No confirmed PaddleTek retail page as of 2026-09-22
Ava Ignatowich - PPA Tour athlete profile Tour profile · checked Oct 21, 2026
Shoes

Shoes

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific source establishes this field.

Checked Oct 21, 2026

Pending: Retail specs, handle, playing weight, weight added, tape placement, grip build, overgrip, apparel, sponsors . Checked Oct 21, 2026
Retail specs

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific source establishes this field.

Checked Oct 21, 2026

Handle

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific source establishes this field.

Checked Oct 21, 2026

Playing weight

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific source establishes this field.

Checked Oct 21, 2026

Weight added

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific source establishes this field.

Checked Oct 21, 2026

Tape placement

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific source establishes this field.

Checked Oct 21, 2026

Grip build

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific source establishes this field.

Checked Oct 21, 2026

Overgrip

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific source establishes this field.

Checked Oct 21, 2026

Apparel

Pending

Pending: no retained player-specific source establishes this field.

Checked Oct 21, 2026

Sponsors

Pending

Pending: Selkirk's current team pages do not list her (an older player page remains), Paddletek's team page does not list her, and pickleball.com shows a Pro XR logo of unknown date.

Ava Ignatowich - Team Selkirk Sponsor page · checked Oct 21, 2026 Team Paddletek Brand page · checked Oct 21, 2026 Team Selkirk Brand page · checked Oct 21, 2026 Selkirk Emerging Pros team Brand page · checked Oct 21, 2026

Checked Oct 21, 2026

Tape placement for Ava Ignatowich's current paddle is pending. See the 9 other pros with sourced setups in the pro lead and tungsten tape guide.

Previous-era setup

Earlier setups, with dates

These setups are sourced but belong to an earlier paddle or sponsor, so they are not carried over to the current setup above.

Tournament record

Best recorded results, past 3 years

Official results with the event, division, partner or team, date and source kept together.

  1. BronzePPA Challenger Tour · Open Pro

    PPA Flower City Challenger presented by Valenti Pickleball

    Women's Doubles · with Mehvish Safdar

    Event ended

    PPA Flower City Challenger presented by Valenti Pickleball, Winners Circle Tour profile · checked Oct 21, 2026

    Official Winners Circle, Womens Doubles Pro Main Draw: Bronze, Ava Ignatowich / Mehvish Safdar. Event dates Jun 27 2025 - Jun 29 2025; the winners page does not date the final, so the event end is used.

Window: Nov 9, 2023 to Nov 9, 2026. Selected verified results, ordered by finish and then date. This record may not cover every tournament appearance. Tournament results do not establish which paddle was used.

Questions fans ask

Ava Ignatowich setup FAQs

Who is Ava Ignatowich?

Ava Ignatowich is a professional pickleball player from Darien, Connecticut, who played Division 1 tennis and turned pro in 2024.

Ava Ignatowich - PPA Tour athlete profile Tour profile · checked Oct 21, 2026
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