by Sfapickleball | Apr 24, 2024 | AJ Koller, Anna Bright, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, etta wright, Federico Staksrud, Finals, James Ignatowich, Lea Jansen, Marietta Wright, Mary Brascia, Matt Wright, Meghan Dizon, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, red rock, red rock utah, selkirk red rock open, Selkirk Red Rock Open 2024, storylines, Tournament
OVERALL TOP 5: FED EXPRESS: Can Fed make it 9 for 9 Sundays in men’s singles? HOME COOKIN’: Utah players will receive a big home court push from their fans. HIGH ALTITUDE: From 33 feet above sea level in Cali to nearly 2,800 in Utah – big impact on play as the ball...
by Sfapickleball | Dec 12, 2023 | 2023 pickleball stats, AJ Koller, All-Access, Allyce Jones, anna leigh water, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, Collin Shick, Connor Garnett, Dylan Frazier, Finals, James Ignatowich, JW Johnson, Lauren Stratman, Lea Jansen, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, ppa tour tournaments, Riley Newman, statistics, Thomas Wilson, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Yana Grechkina
Gold Medal Matches In numerical order: 11: Catherine Parenteau trailed Lea Jansen 0-5 in the decisive Game Three of the Women’s Singles Final at the National Indoor Championships, then she won eleven points on eleven serves to claim the title. 12: There were only 12...
by Sfapickleball | Nov 22, 2023 | AJ Koller, Allyce Jones, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Christian Alshon, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, Dekel Bar, DJ Young, Dylan Frazier, etta wright, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Irina Tereschenko, Jade Kawamoto, James Ignatowich, Jay Devilliers, Jessie Irvine, Jorja Johnson, Judit Castillo, Julian Arnold, JW Johnson, lacy schneeman, Lacy Schneemann, Lauren Stratman, Lea Jansen, Lucy Kovalova, Marietta Wright, Mary Brascia, Matt Wright, Meghan Dizon, News, Pablo Tellez, pickleball, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, Riley Newman, Thomas Wilson, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Vivienne David, Yana Grechkina, yana newell
With the Hertz Gold Cup behind us, there’s just one stop left on the 2023 PPA schedule: the CIBC PPA Tour Finals taking place Nov. 30 – Dec. 3 in San Clemente, CA. Players have fought week in and week out all year long to finish at the top of the rankings and earn the...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 19, 2023 | AJ Koller, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, championship saturday, Finals, gold medal match, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, Tournament, tournament of champions, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, vulcan toc
It’s Championship Saturday at the Tournament of Champions in Utah and there’s a bit of a throw-back feel to heading into today’s schedule of matches. Not exactly, “Old School,” but certainly not what we’re used to seeing. At least not lately. There’s no Anna Leigh...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 19, 2023 | AJ Koller, Allyce Jones, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, championship saturday, Connor Garnett, Finals, gold medal matches, James Ignatowich, Parris Todd, Patrick Smith, pickleball, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, stats preview, Tournament, tournament of champions, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, vulcan toc
Elevation (4,436 ft), may be a factor, both for conditioning, and the ball flying faster. A new combo for “Double Triple?” Tyson McGuffin is trying to become the first male player other than Ben Johns to win a Triple Crown. Catherine Parenteau is trying to earn...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 28, 2023 | AJ Koller, baird wealth management, chellenges, Finals, Holland America line, Pablo Tellez, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Ryan Eveloff, seattle open, Seattle Open 2023, semifinal, Tournaments
Twice, during his matches Thursday, and once more after a match, Ryan Eveloff had his paddle challenged. “It doesn’t bother me at all,” he said. It kind of makes sense that AJ Koller and then Pablo Tellez both questioned Eveloff’s paddle. After all, Eveloff hadn’t had...