On Friday, November 4th, E11EVEN Vodka held its first-ever Pickle for Pink Pro-Am charity Pickleball tournament benefitting the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation. The event took place at the private residences of E11EVEN Vodka CEO & Chairwoman Nikki and Michael Simkins and featured 8 teams competing in a single elimination Pickleball tournament; each team consisted of one pro Pickleball player and one amateur. E11EVEN Vodka tapped Matt Manasse, Pickleball coach to the stars, to host the tournament, and top-ranked professional players included Parris Todd (Top 5 Pro Women’s Singles), Ryan Sherry (Top 10 Pro Men’s Singles), Heather Nobler, Martina Kochli, Joey Farias, Milan Rane, Brandon Hubshman, and Taylor Niss.
Pro player Heather Nobler and her teammate Mark Groussman won the tournament, after exhilarating matches against pro player Parris Todd and her teammate Michael Simkins and pro player Taylor Niss and her teammate David Deshe. Throughout the day, guests enjoyed bites from Miami hotspots Bottled Blonde and Bodega Taqueria y Tequila, and specialty cocktails courtesy of E11EVEN Vodka with mixers and garnishes by Fever-Tree, Filthy Food, and South Beach Syrup. After Nikki Simkins presented the winners with their trophies, she also announced that E11EVEN Vodka would be donating over $60,000 to the Florida Breast Cancer Foundation raised from proceeds from both the Pickle for Pink event as well as 11% of sales of the brand’s special edition pink bottles during the month of October.
Guests at Pickle for Pink mingled around the pool, and on a yacht courtesy of One Water Yacht Group, while DJ Yissel took over the DJ Booth.
Other sponsors included E11EVEN Miami, E11EVEN Crypto, Braman Miami, JS Jems showcasing the art of Jonathan Schultz, Brooklyn’s Best, Joola, Zhantra, and Morelia Paletas, and Cali Water.
Photo Credit: Richard Alvarez / World Red Eye