Stats Preview: Newport Beach Championship Sunday

=== MEN’S DOUBLES === RILEY NEWMAN and MATT WRIGHT: Number Two seeds won four matches without dropping a game. Wright did not play at the Red Rock Open. (Newman & Ignatowich, bronze medal) Their last gold medal was right here in Newport Beach, the Takeya Showcase,...

Storylines: OGIO Newport Beach Shootout

OVERALL TOP 5: EYES ON CBS: The mixed doubles final will air on Saturday, April 22 from 1-2pm Eastern on CBS– more national coverage of pickleball. ALL DUBS: 4 on the court for all the action this weekend – no singles. REVOLVING DOOR: Dylan Frazier has played with a...

Stats Wrap: Red Rock Open Finals

**STATS BREAKDOWN*** PPA Red Rock Open, St. George, Utah. April 8, 2023. MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: Tyson McGuffin defeated Pablo Tellez, 11-9, 11-7. MATCH NOTES: McGuffin was down 0-7 and 1-8 in Game One. McGuffin’s fourth PPA singles title. Tellez’ first PPA singles...

Siblings On Court and Off

Jackie and Jade Kawamoto live together. They work together. They eat together. Here’s the deal: Their schedules align. And on the court they often team up together. “Jade doesn’t like my critiques of her,” Jackie said. “But that doesn’t stop me.” Jackie Kawamoto Jade...

Men’s Wrap at Red Rock

Long, McGuffin Team up for Title Brendon Long was all smiles. Standing next to Tyson McGuffin, Long had just wrapped up his first PPA Tour victory, a thrilling five-game rollercoaster of a match against Dekel Bar and Collin Johns. Three of the biggest names in the...

Women’s Wrap at Red Rock

Dizon and Wright Change up Their Thinking, Take Gold at Red Rock Megan Sheehan-Dizon has always been known as a power player. So she decided to make some changes and improve her game. Oh, and she decided to keep some things the same, too.  The combination worked and...