by Sfapickleball | Sep 20, 2023 | All-Access, Championship, jack sock, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, sam querrey, tennis, tennis vs pickleball, Tournament
Last December, Jack Sock and Sam Querrey had Ben Johns and Matt Wright a little worried. OK, maybe not worried, but perhaps a tad surprised. After all, Sock and Querrey had a 10-8 lead against Johns and Wright in game one and there’s no way Johns and Wright, two of...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 30, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, bronze, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Finals, gold medal match, kansas city, Kansas City Open 2023, Matt Wright, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, silver, Tournament, triple crown, Vulcan Kansas City Open
MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (2) Jessie Irvine and Riley Newman, 11-1, 11-1, 11-2. MATCH NOTES: Part of Johns’ 18th career Triple Crown, and 99 career titles. Part of Waters’ 17th career Triple Crown, and 77 career titles....
by Sfapickleball | Aug 26, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Dylan Frazier, Finals, gold, gold medal, Jessie Irvine, JW Johnson, Kansas City open, Kansas City Open 2023, Matt Wright, Meghan Dizon, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, vulcan
Career PPA titles coming into Sunday: Johns 96, Waters 74. We have similar storylines in the men’s and women’s singles. === MEN’S SINGLES === The two winningest men’s singles players continue their rivalry. Ben Johns is the all-time men’s leader in Triple Crowns (17),...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 22, 2023 | All-Access, gold medal match, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, statistics, Stats Wrap, TOC, Tournament, tournament of champions, Tournament of Champions 2023, tournament of champions gold, vulcan toc
Brigham City, Utah. August 19, 2023. MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: (4) Catherine Parenteau and Tyson McGuffin def. (19) Tina Pisnik and Pat Smith, 11-7, 11-5 (retired). . MATCH NOTES: Smith retired after the second game, citing a “likely slight concussion” he suffered the...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 21, 2023 | All-Access, exercise pickleball, increase in pickleball, News, pickleball, pickleball play, pickleball popularity, PPA, ppa tour 2023, recreation play, sfia
The Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) recently released some new statistics on pickleball. Not surprisingly, even more people are playing the game. According to the SFIA, pickleball participation has increased by more than 158% in the past three years...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 9, 2023 | All-Access, Championship, clinics, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, ppa tour practice, Tournament, Tournaments
The PPA Tour is all about pickleball. Watching the pros, playing alongside the pros, or maybe just taking a picture with a pro. You can do any and all of that at a PPA event, and in celebration of National Pickleball Day, you can get some great discounts at this...