Major League Pickleball wrapped up its second week of the 2025 season Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, and there were a couple teams that stood out among the pack.

The St. Louis Shock remained undefeated on the season, going 6-0 in Columbus and beating the doors off of each of their opponents in the process.

Orlando also continued to impress, going 5-1 and taking the points lead in the season standings with 25 (although they have played 11 matches, tied for most in the league, so they've had more opportunity than most to earn points).

Things did not go as well for the host team this weekend, as the Columbus Sliders were without starter CJ Klinger (illness). The Sliders went 3-2 on the weekend including 4-0 losses to both St. Louis and Orlando. They also needed a Dreambreaker to get a win against Phoenix, which hurt them from a points standpoint (a regulation win is worth 3 points, a Dreambreaker win is worth 2 points and a Dreambreaker loss is worth 1 point).

Below are the updated league standings, sorted by points per match, as well as my Week 2 power rankings. MLP will take two weeks off and be back in action Memorial Day weekend at MLP Austin from May 23-26.

Major League Pickleball 2025 Season Standings

Major League Pickleball Power Rankings - Week 2

#1: Dallas Flash ↔️

Starters: Jorja Johnson, Tyra Black, JW Johnson, Augie Ge

Bench players: Wyatt Stone, Tatiana Ruhl

Previous ranking: #1

Record: 4-0
Dreambreaker record: 0-0

Dallas had the week off, and while St. Louis looked very impressive with the stage all to themselves, I'm still keeping the Flash at No. 1. They are the defending champs, after all, and looked every bit as dominant as St. Louis in Week 1.

#2: St. Louis Shock ↔️

Starters: Anna Bright, Kate Fahey, Hayden Patriquin, Gabe Tardio

Bench players: Felicity Di Laura, Erik Lange

Previous ranking: #2

Record: 8-0
Dreambreaker record: 1-0

St. Louis only dropped one game this weekend in Columbus (the men's doubles game against Miami) but otherwise put up 4-0 wins against Atlanta, Columbus, Orlando, Phoenix and New York. Can't ask for much more than that.

#3: New Jersey 5s ↔️

Starters: Anna Leigh Waters, Meghan Dizon, Will Howells, Zane Navratil

Bench players: Christa Gecheva, Craig Johnson

Previous ranking: #3

Record: 5-1
Dreambreaker record: 2-0

They didn't play in Columbus, so they stay put at No. 3. I suspect they will fall behind the top 2 in terms of total points throughout the season because they are built to rely more on Dreambreaker success, but I still think they are a better team than they were last year, when they finished runner-up to the Flash in a very close final. I wouldn't want to play them in the playoffs.

#4: Texas Ranchers ⬆️

Starters: Tina Pisnik, Etta Tuionetoa, Christian Alshon, Eric Oncins

Bench players: Michael Loyd, Helena Jansen

Previous ranking: #5

Record: 3-1
Dreambreaker record: 0-0

They didn't play in Columbus but are the beneficiary of the Sliders falling in my rankings this week.

#5: Brooklyn Pickleball Team ⬆️

Starters: Rachel Rohrabacher, Jackie Kawamoto, Dekel Bar, Riley Newman

Bench players: Hannah Blatt, Pat Smith

Previous ranking: #6

Record: 2-3
Dreambreaker record: 0-2

The overall record doesn't look great, but two of their losses came in Dreambreakers to New Jersey and St. Louis -- can't fault them much for that. The other loss was against Texas, so they've had a very tough schedule to this point. They didn't play in Columbus.

#6: Orlando Squeeze ⬆️

Starters: Lacy Schneemann, Samantha Parker, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud

Bench players: Tom Evans, Alli Phillips

Previous ranking: #7

Record: 9-2
Dreambreaker record: 2-0

Orlando has been the breakout team in MLP so far this season. I had them at No. 8 in my preseason power rankings and they have moved up one spot each week. Staksrud is playing with great energy and seems to be willing the team to wins, which is a stark contrast compared to some other big-name players that we'll get to later. Parker has also been a bright spot for this team. She was a relative unknown in MLP coming into the season, but has played very solid to this point. I can't move Orlando any higher, though, because they lost to Brooklyn in Week 1 and the other four teams ahead of them are very tough.

#7: Columbus Sliders ⬇️

Starters: Lea Jansen, Parris Todd, Andrei Daescu, CJ Klinger

Bench players: Roscoe Bellamy, Marcela Hones

Previous ranking: #4

Record: 7-4
Dreambreaker record: 1-0

Columbus has been the most disappointing team for me so far this season. I thought they would be able to push for a spot in the top 3, but it just isn't clicking. They obviously were hurt by not having CJ Klinger for their home event, but Bellamy is a plenty capable bench player and I still wouldn't have expected them to get beat as handily as they did this weekend. They now have regulation losses to New Jersey, Dallas, St. Louis and Orlando this season. I'll need to see them be more competitive against those top teams before I consider moving them back up.

#8: Los Angeles Mad Drops ↔️

Starters: Jade Kawamoto, Catherine Parenteau, Hunter Johnson (replaced by AJ Koller this week), Quang Duong

Bench players: Wes Burrows, Angie Walker, Thomas Wilson (IR)

Previous ranking: #8

Record: 1-2
Dreambreaker record: 0-1

They didn't play in Columbus, so they hold steady at No. 8. We still haven't seen them with their ideal starting lineup yet, as Johnson was injured in Week 1, so this team is a bit of a wild card at this point.

#9: Miami Pickleball Club ⬆️

Starters: Milan Rane, Mya Bui, Jay Devilliers, Noe Khlif

Bench players: Yuta Funemizu, Ava Ignatowich

Previous ranking: #12

Record: 6-5
Dreambreaker record: 3-1

This is another team that has exceeded expectations thus far, but I'm not ready to consider them a lock to make the playoffs (the top 10 teams make it to the postseason) because most of their wins have come against lower-tier teams. They're in a good early position, though.

#10: Chicago Slice ⬆️

Likely starters: Vivienne David, Callie Smith, James Ignatowich, Max Freeman

Bench players: Pierina Imparato, Carlos Di Laura

Previous ranking: #11

Record: 2-6
Dreambreaker record: 1-3

This team will need to figure out their Dreambreaker troubles to have a chance at a playoff berth.

#11: Phoenix Flames ⬇️

Starters: Jessie Irvine, Genie Bouchard, Jack Sock, Tyson McGuffin

Bench players: Alex Walker, Pesa Teoni

Previous ranking: #9

Record: 2-6
Dreambreaker record: 2-3

If I would have told you before the season that Phoenix was going to play in five Dreambreakers in the first two weeks of the season, you'd think they would have more than two wins at this point. This team is built for Dreambreaker success, but just hasn't had it so far. If they can turn that trend around, they will be in good shape to make the playoffs. I think they will, but I can't put them higher than No. 11 as things stand right now.

#12: Atlanta Bouncers ⬆️

Starters: Vivian Glozman, Victoria Di Muzio, Todd Fought, Jaume Martinez Vich

Bench players: Sam Querrey, Rachel Rettger

Previous ranking: #13

Record: 3-6
Dreambreaker record: 1-0

They've shown flashes at times, including a win over Miami this week, but their overall body of work is starting to solidify them as a bottom 5 team. Their other two wins are against New York and Carolina, who we haven't named yet.

#13: Utah Black Diamonds ⬆️

Starters: Allyce Jones, Mehvish Safdar, Tyler Loong, Connor Garnett

Bench players: Genie Erokhina, Yates Johnson

Previous ranking: #14

Record: 0-3
Dreambreaker record: 0-1

They had the week off and only move up because Carolina lit themselves on fire this week.

#14: New York Hustlers ⬆️

Starters: Lingwei Kong, Dominique Schaefer, Zane Ford, Donald Young

Bench players: Helena Spiridis, Stephen Madonia

Previous ranking: #16

Record: 2-5
Dreambreaker record: 1-0

New York got in the win column this week with victories over Phoenix (in a Dreambreaker) and Carolina, which was playing without its two best players. Still, that's clear progress from Week 1.

#15: SoCal Hard Eights ↔️

Starters: Judit Castillo, Irina Tereschenko, Ivan Jakovljevic, Ryan Fu

Bench players: Blaine Hovenier, Lauren Hidalgo-Smith

Previous ranking: #15

Record: 0-2
Dreambreaker record: 0-1

SoCal had the week off.

#16: Carolina Hogs ⬇️

Starters: Kaitlyn Christian, Tamaryn Emmrich, Ben Johns, Collin Johns

Bench players: Liz Truluck, Brandon French

Previous ranking: #10

Record: 0-8
Dreambreaker record: 0-2

Do I truly think that this team (when everybody plays) is worse than SoCal or New York? No, probably not. But do I think they deserve to be last in my rankings after what we witnessed this weekend? Absolutely. They went 0-6 in Columbus. Ben Johns and Collin Johns can make all the excuses they want about less-than-ideal lighting, but it sure didn't seem to have a negative impact on teams like St. Louis or Orlando.