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Ryler
DeHeart

6.16
Doubles Dupr
Dynamic Universal
Pickleball Rating
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MLP Player - Ryler DeHeart

Player Bio

Five-year ATP pro, assistant at the U of Alabama and men’s tennis Associate Head Coach at FSU before starting as a National Coach for junior boys at USTA in Orlando… Played four years at the University of Illinois, helping lead the Illini to an NCAA Championship as a freshman in 2003… Two-time All-American, National Indoor Champion and #1 college ranking… Continues to hold the all-time singles wins record for the Illini… Graduated with a degree in psychology with a pre-med focus… Kauai, Hawai’i, native played professionally for five years, reaching career-high rankings of 174 in singles and 120 in doubles… Wife, Megan, is a current member of MLP’s Columbus Pickleball Club… Couple has a daughter, Lily, and son, JR.

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Player Bio

Five-year ATP pro, assistant at the U of Alabama and men’s tennis Associate Head Coach at FSU before starting as a National Coach for junior boys at USTA in Orlando… Played four years at the University of Illinois, helping lead the Illini to an NCAA Championship as a freshman in 2003… Two-time All-American, National Indoor Champion and #1 college ranking… Continues to hold the all-time singles wins record for the Illini… Graduated with a degree in psychology with a pre-med focus… Kauai, Hawai’i, native played professionally for five years, reaching career-high rankings of 174 in singles and 120 in doubles… Wife, Megan, is a current member of MLP’s Columbus Pickleball Club… Couple has a daughter, Lily, and son, JR.

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