Formerly a sales professional at HEAD Penn, Lange is now sponsored by HEAD as he competes professionally. He started playing pickleball in 2017 and gradually fell more in love with the game. He now competes full-time on the tour, traveling with his wife and two kids, Mia (15) and Evan (12). He is a regular at every tournament, having played with other pros like DJ Young, Judit Castillo, AJ Koller, and Mary Brascia. However, he says his favorite drilling partner is his son Evan. 

Lange graduated from the University of Oregon with a Sports Marketing degree. He loves traveling and trying new restaurants. A fun fact about Erik is that he has never broken a bone!