SELKIRK RED ROCK OPEN STORYLINES

OVERALL TOP 5: ALTITUDE ADJUSTMENT: Going from 13 feet above sea level in Daytona at MLP to 2,700 feet above in St. George, UT, the players will have to adjust to the lighter air.  NEW MAN WITH RILEY: James Ignatowich will be paired with Riley Newman, as Matt Wright...

Bar is Back with the PPA Tour, Debuted with a Pair of Fourth-Place Finishes in February

It’s all about who you know. Isn’t that how the expression goes? Whether it’s business, or friendships, relationship building, or get this, even pickleball. That’s been the experience with Dekel Bar, because if the Johns brothers – Collin and Ben – introduce you to...

Stats-Wraps: Austin Showdown Finals

Stats and facts emerging from the gold medal matches at the Florida Open: Anna Leigh Waters said in a post-match interview she plans to take off for about a month. She said she is having her wisdom teeth pulled, and her mother is having her long-postponed knee...

A Return to Normalcy for Johns and 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...

Stats Preview: Onix Austin Showdown

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...

Weather or Not: Chilly Temperatures Give New Look to Austin Showdown

Ben and Collin Johns are back in the final. Anna Leigh Waters is doing her thing, too. But the weather in Austin continues to be undefeated this week at the Austin Showdown. With winds up and unpredictable for the first day of the tournament and temperatures way down...