Brascia Breaks Out in Atlanta; Has Biggest Wins of the Season

by | May 21, 2023 | acrytech, Anna Leigh Waters, atlanta open, brascia, break out, Championship, Featured Player, grand slam, Maggie Brascia, major, Mary Brascia, News, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, upset, women's doubles, women's singles

What a weekend for Mary Brascia.  And she’s not done.  Brascia will be in her first singles championship where she will take on Anna Leigh Waters on Sunday. She was also just two points away from making her first women’s doubles final, playing alongside her sister...

Garnett Impresses in Atlanta With Major Run

by | May 21, 2023 | acrytech, atlanta open, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, Finals, Gabe Tardio, garnett, JW Johnson, men's doubles, News, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, semifinal, Singles, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, upset

Another deep run for Connor Garnett in Atlanta. “Yeah, not exactly fresh as a daisy,” he said after Saturday’s performance where he and Gabe Tardio ran all the way to a fourth-place finish at the Atlanta Open. “One semifinal can be a fluke,” he said. “I want to prove...

Sock, Waters impress on ESPN2

by | May 9, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Leigh Waters, Championship Sunday, charlotte, Featured Player, Finals, gold, intralinks, jack sock, lifetime, mixed doubles, News, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments

What a debut for Jack Sock. What a weekend for Anna Leigh Waters. The North Carolina Open started with Sock’s first appearance in a pro event and ended with another triple crown for the best player in the women’s game. That’s your storyline, and ESPN2 was there to...

Newman-Wright Back on Top; Waters Takes Two Titles

by | May 9, 2023 | AJ Koller, All-Access, anna leigh, Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, charlotte, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Julian Arnold, JW Johnson, Lauren Stratman, Lea Jansen, lifetime, Matt Wright, News, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, Sports, Tour, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyson McGuffin, waters, Yana Grechkina

The last time we saw Matt Wright and Riley Newman they were undone in three games by J.W. Johnson and Dylan Frazier in the final of the Newport Beach Open, extending a winless streak that dated back to November. Newman and Wright looked tired, not exactly uninspired,...

Buckner Has Best Finish of Season in Charlotte

by | May 5, 2023 | Brooke Buckner, charlotte, Featured Player, Finals, lifetime, News, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, semifinal, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, womens singles

Everyone knows the top of the women’s singles pickleball world is owned by Anna Leigh Waters. The best player on the PPA Tour has four gold medals in 2023 alone. There’s Catherine Parenteau and Lea Jansen and Salome Devidze, but there aren’t a lot of people who know...

Sock Makes Singles Debut, Falls in Quarterfinals

by | May 4, 2023 | Featured Player, Finals, Food For Thought, jack, jack sock, mens singles, News, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, Players, PPA, quarterfinals, results, Singles, sock, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments

For the first time since he played junior tennis, Jack Sock didn’t have a ball boy helping out. And for the first time since he played junior tennis, Sock had to call his own lines. That’s what happens when you play a pickleball tournament for the first time. Sock, a...