Garnett gets to go for gold again

by | Mar 8, 2024 | Championship, Championship Sunday, Connor Garnett, Federico Staksrud, Finals, gold medal match, Indoor National Championships 2024, indoor usa championships, pickleball, pickleball central, PPA, ppa tour

Ben Johns has the trophies; Federico Staksrud has the consistency. So, what’s the deal with Connor Garnett? In men’s singles, where the new norm is qualifiers making deep runs and upsets happening on the regular, there’s only been Ben and Fed as things you can count...

PPA’s Arizona Cup has huge viewership weekend

by | Feb 29, 2024 | All-Access, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Carvana Mesa Arizona Cup 2024, Championship Sunday, fox, fox ppa tour, mesa on fox, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour

NASCAR’s wild finish was the most-watched event of last weekend, but pickleball and the PPA continue to enjoy record numbers. More than 500,000 viewers checked out FOX’s broadcast of the Arizona Cup Sunday and saw Anna Leigh Waters earn a triple crown and Ben Johns...

Stats Wrap: Championship Sunday at the PPA Mesa Arizona Cup

by | Feb 28, 2024 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, carvana mesa arizona cup, Carvana Mesa Arizona Cup 2024, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Dylan Frazier, Finals, JW Johnson, mesa 2024, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, Stats Wrap, Tournament

MIXED DOUBLES FINAL:  (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (3) Vivienne David and Thomas Wilson, 11-4, 11-1, 11-9. . MATCH NOTES:  #1 ANNA LEIGH WATERS and BEN JOHNS avenged one of their two losses of last year by beating the Johnsons, 11-1, 11-3. That loss was at...

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...

Stats Wrap: Championship Sunday at the Hyundai Masters.

by | Jan 17, 2024 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Collin Johns, Dylan Frazier, Finals, Hyundai Masters, Hyundai Masters 2024, masters 2024 pickleball, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2024, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Stats Wrap

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

by | Jan 16, 2024 | Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Championship Sunday, Finals, Hyundai Masters, Hyundai Masters 2024, palm springs pickleball, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour hyundai masters, Tournament, women's doubles

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...