Stats Wrap: Baird Wealth Management Seattle Open Gold Medal Matches

by | Aug 1, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, baird wealth management, Ben Johns, Championship Sunday, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Finals, gold medal, Jackie Kawamoto, James Ignatowich, JW Johnson, Lea Jansen, lower woodland park, Pablo Tellez, Paddles, pickleball, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, seattle open, Seattle Open 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, Vivienne David

MIXED DOUBLES FINAL:  (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (2) Anna Bright and James Ignatowich, 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 11-6. MATCH NOTES: Waters/Johns’ ninth title of 2023. . RALLIES: 1,681 shots. 173 rallies. 9.7 shots per rally. 43.25 rallies per game. 101/173...

Frazier and Johnson Make Case for No. 1

by | Jul 31, 2023 | All-Access, Championship, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, Finals, gold medal, JW Johnson, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, seattle open, Seattle Open 2023, Tournament, Tournaments

Dylan Frazier wasn’t ready to say if he and J.W. Johnson are the second-best team in pickleball. “I guess it depends on who you ask,” Frazier said. “But I like to think we can beat anyone on any given day. I guess that’s my answer.” Well, run the metrics, the numbers,...

Frazier Back to the Podium in Mixed Doubles

by | Jul 22, 2023 | beer city, beer city open, Dylan Frazier, Finals, gold, grand rapids, Lauren Stratman, michigan, mixed doubles, pickleball 2023, Tournament, Tournaments

Dylan Frazier will be on the mixed doubles podium for the first time since February coming up Sunday. It’s been that long. Thanks to an impressive run in a good field at the Beer City Open in Grand Rapids, Mich., Frazier and partner Lauren Stratman will be playing...

STORYLINES FOR THE OH SNAP! DENVER OPEN PRESENTED BY VIZZY

by | Jul 11, 2023 | alw, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, bright, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Denver Open, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, Federico Staksrud, Irina Tereschenko, James Ignatowich, Jessie Irvine, johns, JW Johnson, Lea Jansen, Marietta Wright, Matt Wright, News, Oh Snap, Pablo Tellez, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, Riley Newman, Sports, storylines, Thomas Wilson, Tour, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, watch out for, waters

OVERALL TOP 5: START ME UP: After a month’s break, the PPA is back to start the 2nd half. STRIKE 3: After throwing out the first pitch at the Miami Marlins game on Sunday, ALW looks to strike for 3 golds again (and her 5th triple crown in a row). 10 TO 100: Ben Johns...

Downtime For the PPA Tour Means Vacation Time for Players

by | Jun 28, 2023 | break, downtime, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, Gabe Tardio, Jorja Johnson, Just for Fun, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, pro, Ryan Sherry, Sports, Tour, vacation

The PPA Tour is off until mid-July, so we checked in with a few players to see what they were doing with their “downtime.” Here’s what they had to say, and check back next week for some more answers. DYLAN FRAZIER I just got back to my apartment in Columbia, Mo., ...