Mesa Tournament wrap-up

by | Feb 26, 2024 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, carvana, Carvana Mesa Arizona Cup 2024, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Dylan Frazier, Finals, JW Johnson, mesa arizona cup 2024, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, Tournament

A quick look at who won and how from the five championship matches Sunday at the Arizona Cup in Mesa, Ariz. Women’s Doubles Winners: Anna Leigh Waters and Catherine Parenteau Well, that’s 64 matches in a row without a loss for the pair as they tore through the bracket...

Fleming and Carvana Make Pickleball for All Exhibition a Success

by | Jun 15, 2023 | carvana, Chicken N Pickle, dave fleming, exhibition, fleming, mobility, News, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, Sports, Tour, Tournament

Anthony Ryan played competitive wheelchair tennis for more than a decade. He got burned out on it. Playing a dozen or more tournaments per year will do that. So Ryan went looking for something else. Like so many others who played tennis or other competitive sports,...

Carvana Champions Accessibility with Pickleball For All, Donates Different Set of Wheels To Para-Athletes

by | May 15, 2023 | Accessibility, carvana, charity, Chicken N Pickle, clinic, Featured Sponsor, Mobility Awareness Month, News, para-athletes, Pickleball For All, PPA, Tournaments, Wheelchair

PHOENIX (May 15, 2023) — Carvana, an industry pioneer for buying and selling used cars online, is celebrating Mobility Awareness Month with Pickleball For All — an accessible pickleball exhibition and clinic for athletes of all abilities on May 24. Alongside...

Staksrud Ends Johns Gold Rush

by | Feb 17, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Arizona Grand Slam, carvana, Championship, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Jay Devilliers, johns, Lea Jansen, News, pickleball, PPA, Singles, staksrud, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, waters

Ben Johns came into this week’s PPA Carvana Arizona Grand Slam perfect in 2023. Two tournaments, six titles, two triple crowns.  But he won’t finish the week as the only player to make three-consecutive men’s finals appearances this year. Instead, the only person who...

STORYLINES FOR THE 2023 CARVANA ARIZONA GRAND SLAM

by | Feb 13, 2023 | 2023 season, AJ Koller, Allyce Jones, Andrea Koop, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, arizona, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, carvana, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, Dekel Bar, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Food For Thought, grand slam, Jessie Irvine, johns, Jorja Johnson, Julian Arnold, JW Johnson, Lea Jansen, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, News, Paddles, pickleball, Players, PPA, predictions, pro, Riley Newman, Sports, storylines, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, waters

GENERAL: Will we see a triple double triple for Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters (winning singles, doubles, and mixed) to continue their perfect streak in 2023? As of the time that this was posted, Tyson McGuffin is a scratch due to the minor foot injury. His team put...