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Two locations,
one community.

Great pickleball is all about its community of players like you. At both clubs, we aim to help the pickleball community in New England thrive. Each club has six courts – named after the state capitals at our Middleton, MA club, and after the six New England states at our Rye, NH club.

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Locations

NEPC Middleton

Location

329 N Main St
Middleton, MA 01949

Opening Hours

Monday to Friday:
6 AM–9 PM
Saturday to Sunday
8 AM–8 PM
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NEPC Rye

Location

6 Airfield Drive
Rye, NH 03870

Opening Hours

Monday to Friday:
7 AM–9 PM
Saturday to Sunday
8 AM–7 PM
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Meet our operations team.

Dave Velardo
Owner

Starting at the bottom of the pro tour in 2020, Dave climbed to become the #27 player in the world by 2021. Today, he draws on 9+ years of pickleball experience as the owner of New England Pickleball Club.

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Krista Trefethen
General Manager

Having led one of the biggest rec departments in the NH seacoast, Krista maintains high standards for NEPC. Her experience running all types of pickleball events stems from plenty of on-court experience.

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Jared Wright
Lead Event Coordinator
NEPC Middleton

Otherwise known as NEPC’s “fun party planner,” Jared puts on quality pickleball matchups for all. Need to be assessed? Want tips/feedback? Need someone to drill with? Ask Jared!

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Scott Almeida
Front Desk Associate
NEPC Middleton

Scott is a retired high tech product Manager. His hobbies include pickleball and tennis. He’s also been a high school basketball official for many years.

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Dave Buka
Front Desk Associate
NEPC Middleton

Dave is retired from his career as a finance executive for a multi-national computer services company. He enjoys pickleball (watching and playing), skiing, golf, and travel.

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Ana Burke
Front Desk Associate
NEPC Middleton

Ana fell in love with pickleball in 2022. She works part-time supporting families and their children with special needs. When she’s not on the court, Ana also enjoys lifting weights.

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Phyllis Day
Front Desk Associate
NEPC Rye

Phyllis has a 30+ year career in real estate. She appreciates the fun and friendships made through pickleball and finds the most joy spending time with her daughter and three grandchildren.

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Beth Farina
Front Desk Associate
NEPC Middleton

Beth fell in love with pickleball when she started playing in 2023. She also enjoys golfing, walking/hiking, yoga, traveling and spending time in Wells, Maine.Wednesday, May 21st

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Travis Griffin
Front Desk Associate
NEPC Middleton

Travis started playing pickleball in 2022 after many years playing tennis. He also enjoys vacationing in St. John and going to Notre Dame football games.

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Julio Lupo
Front Desk Associate
NEPC Middleton

Julio’s passion for pickleball began in 2023 when he kept getting kicked off the tennis courts by pickleballers. He also enjoys live events and works for a tech startup based in NYC.

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Tony Manix
Front Desk Associate
NEPC Rye

Tony is from the seacoast area and retired from the New Hampshire Air National Guard after 37 years. He has enjoyed meeting hundreds of new friends and playing pickleball.

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Sue Moran
Front Desk Associate
NEPC Middleton

Sue is an IT systems administrator for a local municipality. She started playing pickleball in 2020 and also loves bowling, boating, and taking walks every day during lunch.

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Joel Saslaw
Front Desk Associate
NEPC Middleton

Joel recently retired after a 35 year career in sales. He’s a longtime Patriots season ticket holder and does the play by play for the Peabody high school football team.

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Cole Velardo
Front Desk Associate
NEPC Middleton

Cole is a high school student who started playing pickleball in 2020 in his driveway. He loves working at NEPC and aims to be the best player he can be. He’s also a golfer and skier.

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Paul Velardo
Front Desk Associate
NEPC Middleton

Better known as “Dad” to NEPC owner Dave, Paul’s a retired electrical engineer, a proud father of three, and husband to Lesley (who you’ve likely seen at the club!) When he’s not golfing, Paul volunteers at NEPC.

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Scott Young
Front Desk Associate
NEPC Rye

When behind the club’s front desk helping members and playing DJ, Scott’s running (and participating) in group events or cleaning the courts. He also loves watching his son play hockey.

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Facilities FAQs

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. If our FAQs don’t address your question, just contact us and we’ll happily respond.

Do you offer corporate events or private parties?

We do! View our brochure for more information.

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Can non-members use your facility?

Absolutely! See our membership page to learn more.

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Is alcohol allowed?

No. Alcohol is not permitted within our clubs.

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