JESSE SIMON - HOP PRO

We’re thrilled to have Jesse as our resident pro! Jesse has been our head pro since the HOP opened in 2018. He’s a 5.0 level pickleball player (5.3 DUPR pickleball rating) residing in Leland, NC. He is a Paddletek sponsored player and has earned over 60 medals at the 5.0 level. Notably, Jesse earned a bronze medal at the US Open in 35+ men's doubles in 2017 and a silver medal at the US Open in 2018 in 5.0 men's singles.

Jesse is a National Board certified math teacher and is an IPTPA certified pickleball instructor. He played collegiate tennis at Fairmont State University from 2001-2004. He tried pickleball for the first time in 2012 and was immediately hooked. He has his own instructional channel for pickleball on YouTube "Pickleball Instruction" and pickleball website. Jesse is also the creator of the game "Pickle Bucket".