Genie Bouchard, Donald Young, Jack Sock, Sam Querrey headline doubles at PPA Veolia North Carolina Open

Tennis’ favorite pickleball pros are competing this week at the PPA Veolia North Carolina Open, alongside the tour’s highest-ranked players.

Genie Bouchard, Donald Young and Jack Sock have been competing since Wednesday in their respective singles draws, as well as collectively in the mixed doubles bracket with Sam Querrey, who only registered for mixed and men’s doubles.

Sock had the earliest defeat in singles, falling to No. 34 seed Max Freeman in the second round, 12-10, 11-8. Young made it one round further, falling to No. 1 seed Federico Staksrud in the round of 16.

Just a week ago, it was Sock going up against top seed (and pickleball’s No.1 ranked men’s singles player) Staksrud, overcoming him in a three-game showdown in the quarterfinals of the PPA Red Rock Open.

Bouchard surpassed fellow tennis stars by reaching the quarterfinals of the women’s singles draw, including knocking out the top seed in straight sets in the round prior.

The Canadian fell to No. 5 seed Lea Jansen in a three-game quarterfinal effort.

Jansen, one of the many former college tennis players who now compete on the PPA tour, went onto defeat Querrey the following day in the opening round of the mixed doubles bracket.

Bouchard and Young also lost in the opening rounds, with Sock reaching the round of 16 in the bracket.

The foursome returns on Friday for the men’s and women’s doubles bracket.

Querrey has one mixed doubles gold medal to his name, with Sock recently adding a fourth medal to his collection at the Red Rock Open a week ago. Bouchard and Young are hoping their doubles efforts in North Carolina tomorrow can result in the first of many medals to come.

Watch all the action from the North Carolina Open on Pickleballtv, and catch up on the action from the singles and mixed doubles brackets here.