Mesa Tournament wrap-up

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...

Stats Wrap: Championship Sunday at the Hyundai Masters.

Rancho Mirage, California. January 14, 2024. MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (10) Dylan Frazier def. (2) Federico Staksrud, 2-11, 11-7, 11-9. . MATCH NOTES: First PPA Singles title for Frazier (his second career Finals appearance). Frazier trailed 3-9 in Game Three. . CLEAN...

Parenteau and Waters pair up for first title of 2024

Even Anna Leigh Waters needs a bit of a pick-me-up from time to time.  Hard to believe, but it’s true. Same goes for Catherine Parenteau.  “If I feel a little down or I’m not playing well, she’s extra positive. Chemistry is so important. If you don’t pick your partner...

STORYLINES FOR THE HYUNDAI MASTERS POWERED BY INVITED (January 9-14, 2024)

OVERALL TOP 5: GRAND SLAM: Starting the year with a SLAM – one of only 4 tourneys worth 2,000 points.  BALL DROP: Vulcan VPRO FLIGHT is the new official pickleball of the Carvana PPA Tour. NO STRINGS: Genie Bouchard, Jack Sock, and Donald Young start a full campaign...

Eleven PPA “Stats and Facts” Headlines from 2023 Pt. 2

Part Two: Medals and Standings Triple Threats: Which male players finished the year ranked in the Top Ten in all three categories: Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles? Ben Johns (1-1-1, respectively) Tyson McGuffin (3-10-6) JW Johnson (5-3(tie)-4) Dylan Frazier...

PPA Tour “Stats and Facts” Headlines from 2023

Gold Medal Matches In numerical order: 11: Catherine Parenteau trailed Lea Jansen 0-5 in the decisive Game Three of the Women’s Singles Final at the National Indoor Championships, then she won eleven points on eleven serves to claim the title. 12: There were only 12...