by Sfapickleball | Jul 17, 2023 | Ben Johns, Championship Sunday, Collin Johns, Featured Player, Federico Staksrud, finalist, Finals, gold, gold medal match, Pablo Tellez, pickleball, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, Tournaments
Before men’s doubles action began in the Mile High City at this year’s Denver Open, the unique conditions were thought to be a potential equalizer for the underdogs. The qualifiers, who all played on Wednesday, had more time to practice and play at altitude than the...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 13, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship Sunday, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, gold medal, intralinks, Irina Tereschenko, johns, lifetime, Marietta Wright, Matt Wright, mcguffin, orange county cup, Paddles, parenteau, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, select medical, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, waters
MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns defeated Catherine Parenteau and Tyson McGuffin, 11-3, 11-6, 11-9. . MATCH NOTES: Waters/Johns: #1 seed. Parenteau/McGuffin: #3 seed. Waters/Johns never trailed. . RALLIES: 1,347 shots. 122 rallies. 11.04 shots per...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 13, 2023 | All-Access, Ben, Ben Johns, Championship, collin, Collin Johns, gold, johns, lifetime, men's doubles, News, orange county cup, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, san clemente, select medical, Sports, Tour, Tournaments
Doing whatever it takes to win is all that really matters for Ben and Collin Johns. Being perfect is just the goal. However, if you look closely at what happened in the last two games of the Championship Men’s final against Matt Wright and Riley Newman, it sure looked...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 9, 2023 | All-Access, anna leigh, Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, Finals, News, orange county cup, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, san clemente, Singles, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, waters
Anna Leigh Waters still hasn’t lost, Tyson McGuffin is still acting like it’s pledge week on Frat Row, Ben Johns is out and Connor Garnett is back in a final. That about sums up San Clemente after Day 1 singles action as the PPA Tour goes from hot and humid Texas to...
by Sfapickleball | May 23, 2023 | acrytech, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, atlanta open, Ben Johns, bright, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, Finals, johns, johnson, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Mary Brascia, Matt Wright, News, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, Sports, stats, Tour, Tournaments, Vivienne David, waters, wrap
MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns defeated Parris Todd and Riley Newman, 8-11, 11-1, 11-6, 11-3. Todd and Newman (#6 seed) led 5-0 in Game Three. In his career, Newman has reached the Mixed Doubles Finals with six different partners. Johns’ 28...
by Sfapickleball | May 21, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, atlanta open, Ben Johns, Championship, Championship Sunday, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, doubles, Finals, Food For Thought, grand slam, johns, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, major, Mary Brascia, Matt Wright, News, pickleball, Players, PPA, preview, pro, results, Riley Newman, Singles, Sports, stats, Tour, Tournaments, Vivienne David, waters
=== MEN’S SINGLES === UPSETS! A huge bracket with 32 players led to several upsets, including nine of the top ten players. Christian Alshon, ranked in the Top Ten for the first time at #8, upset top-seed Ben Johns. #15 Jake Kusmider beat #2 Federico Staksrud (and Jack...
