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 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 12, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, DJ Young, doubles, Featured Player, finalists, Finals, florida open, hot sauce, Jade Kawamoto, johns, Julian Arnold, Lacy Schneemann, News, Paddles, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, red clay, results, Sports, Thomas Wilson, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, waters
The last time we saw Darrian (DJ) Young, he had just hit a shot into the middle of the net on match point. He threw his paddle down, straight down. Think about the move a blacksmith makes when striking. Unfortunately, the paddle went down and ricocheted sideways, into...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 11, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, daytona, doubles, Featured Player, Finals, florida open, hot sauce, Jay Devilliers, Jessie Irvine, johns, mcguffin, mixed, News, Paddles, parenteau, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, red clay, results, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, waters
The hair looked flow-ier, if that’s even a word. The mullet was even more mullet-like. The sweat was sweatier and the shots were all there. Nothing has changed. Tyson McGuffin is back and that’s a good thing for pickleball. After missing about six weeks due to a foot...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 10, 2023 | All-Access, Ben Johns, Collin Shick, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, florida open, Julian Arnold, mens singles, News, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments
Collin Shick got to the courts at about 6am on Thursday morning and didn’t leave until nearly 6pm at night. Completely unknown in the pickleball world, Shick entered the Red Clay Florida Open as the No. 31 seed. And he came through the qualifier bracket. Yeah. Think...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 10, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Featured Player, Finals, florida open, Lea Jansen, News, pickleball, PPA, results, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments
Catherine Parenteau is not unfamiliar with winning. In fact, she’s used to it. A veteran player on the PPA Tour, Parenteau has seen plenty of success, from mixed doubles to singles to women’s doubles, too. Truthfully, Parenteau might be playing the best pickleball of...
