by Sfapickleball | May 11, 2023 | 2022, 2023, acrytech, Anna Leigh Waters, atlanta, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Championship, Collin Johns, corners, Federico Staksrud, Leigh Waters, lifetime, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, News, open, peachtree, pickleball, PPA, pro, Rafa Hewett, results, Riley Newman, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments
Acrytech Atlanta Open Men’s Doubles Final A rivalry was born during the first Major of the 2022 season and one of the biggest PPA tournaments of the year. Riley Newman and Matt Wright came into the Acrytech Atlanta Open as the PPA’s top doubles team, but most analysts...
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 9, 2023 | Allyce Jones, alw, Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Finals, jack sock, JW Johnson, Lauren Stratman, Lea Jansen, Matt Wright, mixed doubles, News, north carolina open, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, preview, pro, Riley Newman, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Yana Grechkina
=== MEN’S DOUBLES === DYLAN FRAZIER and JW JOHNSON vs. RILEY NEWMAN and MATT WRIGHT is a repeat of the final at Newport Beach two weeks ago. Frazier and Johnson won that match 12-10, 11-8, 12-10. Newman and Wright were serving 10-6-1 in Game Three when the “Young...
by Sfapickleball | May 6, 2023 | Allyce Jones, Anna Leigh Waters, charlotte, Finals, intralinks, jack sock, lifetime, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, semifinal, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments
There’s the forehands and the backhands and the athleticism. Jack Sock has all of that. He said it’s the nuances of the game that are the hardest thing to figure out with pickleball. But after staring down Julian Arnold and doing a bit of chirping with one of the...
by Sfapickleball | May 2, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Finals, Julian Arnold, JW Johnson, News, north carolina, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, Riley Newman, Ryan Sherry, Sports, storyline, storylines, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin
OVERALL TOP 5: SOCK IT TO ME: Tennis star Jack Sock makes his PPA Tournament debut. NOT YOUR USUAL 1st TOURNEY PARTNERS: Sock will play with AL Waters in mixed and Tyson McGuffin in men’s – not too shabby! MIXED TV: ESPN2 will show the mixed final at 6pm Eastern on...
