by Sfapickleball | Jun 7, 2023 | All-Access, Championship, dave fleming, Finals, intralinks, News, orange county cup, pickleball, PPA, pro, san clemente, select medical, Sports, storylines, Tour, Tournaments
OVERALL TOP 5: WHAT A BREAK: After taking April off, ALW has not lost a match since her return. FIRE SINGLES: Texas Open Championship singles matches were fire – will that continue in Cali? RESERVATION FOR BEN: Ben Johns did not play in this event last year – in all...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 5, 2023 | All-Access, James Ignatowich, joola, Matt Wright, News, oasis pickleball club, paddle, paddle testing, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, selkirk, Sports, texas open, Tour, Tournaments
There’s no question, James Ignatowich likes to joke around. You’ve seen him treat interviews like it’s Open Mic Night at the Laugh Factory, so when Federico Staksrud challenged his paddle Friday at the Texas Open, Ignatowich thought it was a prank. “My initial thought...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 2, 2023 | All-Access, Championship, Championship Sunday, Featured Player, Finals, juame, Juame Martinez Vich, martinez vich, pickleball, Player, PPA, pro, Sports, spotlight, Tour, Tournament
Jaume Martinez Vich was frustrated. He couldn’t finish. He couldn’t beat the top players and he was struggling. That was then. And now? “I’m just a Spanish boy living in Hawaii, playing pickleball and making it to Championship Sunday.” What a ride. The former...
by Sfapickleball | May 9, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Leigh Waters, Championship Sunday, charlotte, Featured Player, Finals, gold, intralinks, jack sock, lifetime, mixed doubles, News, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments
What a debut for Jack Sock. What a weekend for Anna Leigh Waters. The North Carolina Open started with Sock’s first appearance in a pro event and ended with another triple crown for the best player in the women’s game. That’s your storyline, and ESPN2 was there to...
by Sfapickleball | May 9, 2023 | AJ Koller, All-Access, anna leigh, Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, charlotte, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Julian Arnold, JW Johnson, Lauren Stratman, Lea Jansen, lifetime, Matt Wright, News, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, Sports, Tour, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyson McGuffin, waters, Yana Grechkina
The last time we saw Matt Wright and Riley Newman they were undone in three games by J.W. Johnson and Dylan Frazier in the final of the Newport Beach Open, extending a winless streak that dated back to November. Newman and Wright looked tired, not exactly uninspired,...
by Sfapickleball | May 4, 2023 | All-Access, Andrea Koop, Anna Bright, Callie Smith, doubles, Dylan Frazier, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lacy Schneemann, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, newport beach, News, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, shootout, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin
Newport Beach Shootout, Newport Beach, California, April 22, 2023. ***STATS BREAKDOWN*** MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: Jorja and J.W. Johnson defeated Lacy Schneemann and Tyson McGuffin, 11-9, 11-7 (two-out-of-three) MATCH NOTES: Match on CBS. Best two-out-of-three games to...
