by Sfapickleball | Mar 27, 2023 | Announcements / Press Releases, Championship, Stream, Tournament
ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESS RELEASE APP Tour Heads to the Desert for 2023 APP Mesa Open Bell Bank Park set to host five days of pickleball action Mar. 29 – Apr. 2; More than 1,300 players set to participate in the APP’s largest tournament of the season thus far; Livestream...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 21, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, austin showdown, Ben Johns, Championship, Collin Johns, Featured Player, Federico Staksrud, James Ignatowich, johns, Meghan Dizon, News, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Vivienne David, waters
2023 has been an eventful year on the PPA Tour, and it’s just getting started. There have been upsets and qualifiers, new faces, new partnerships, a bit of sun, rain, and cold, too. But as the PPA Tour takes a week off so its players can head to Major League...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 21, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, austin showdown, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, Federico Staksrud, Finals, James Ignatowich, johns, Matt Wright, Meghan Dizon, News, pickleball, PPA, Riley Newman, Sports, Stats Wrap, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Vivienne David
In several previous matches, the team hitting toward the video board on Championship Court had an advantage. Will that hold up? The weather has been rainy and cold most of the week – what will Sunday bring? Ben Johns turned 24 on Saturday. === MEN’S SINGLES === BEN...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 17, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Championship, Christian Alshon, Collin Shick, Featured Player, Finals, Food For Thought, James Ignatowich, Leigh Waters, mens, News, pickleball, PPA, Sports, Tour, Tournament
Christian Alshon was a top-ranked junior tennis player. OK, that’s not necessarily uncommon in the world of professional pickleball. The PPA Tour landscape is teaming with ex-tennis players. But the PPA isn’t full of players who won an NCAA title and then quit the...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 16, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, Collin Shick, Finals, florida open, Jade Kawamoto, johns, Julian Arnold, Lacy Schneemann, Paddles, parenteau, pickleball, PPA, results, sunday, Thomas Wilson, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Uncategorized, waters
“Stats and facts” emerging from the gold medal matches at the Florida Open: Catherine Parenteau reaching the women’s singles final after defeating Anna Leigh Waters raised eyebrows. Collin Shick, the #30 seed, not only reached the men’s singles final, but he also won...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 15, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, Collin Shick, Finals, florida open, Jade Kawamoto, johns, Julian Arnold, Lacy Schneemann, News, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Thomas Wilson, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Uncategorized, waters
Ben Johns won a triple crown. Again. While for some, that may feel like a slightly boring outcome, it’s a testament to the legacy he’s built within the sport. Not to diminish what the best player in the world did during the extended weekend in Florida, but it’s less...
