by Sfapickleball | Jun 1, 2023 | acrytech, Connor Pardoe, dave fleming, Food For Thought, News, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, pro, Sports, sports surfaces, Tour, Tournament
Transcript 00:00 What’s happening Pickleball Nation? Dave Fleming here with Connor Pardoe, the CEO of the Carvana PPA Tour and Brad Carroll, the president of Acrytech Sports Surfaces. 00:11 And we are so excited about bringing some standards to our sport and making...
by Sfapickleball | May 26, 2023 | acrytech, Food For Thought, how to, pickleball, pickleball rating, PPA, pro, rating, Sports, Tour, Tournament, uptr, USA Pickleball, video
There are lots of ways to find out what your pickleball rating is. And there are plenty of different criteria, figured in a variety of ways. The wild thing about pickleball ratings is they are both subjective and also can be objective. Players can self-rate, and...
by Sfapickleball | May 25, 2023 | Championship, doubles, Food For Thought, News, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, pro, pro teams, professional pickleball, Sports, teams, Tour
A pivotal portion of a match is often during a high-scoring game when both teams have game point opportunities. For example, “Team A” is losing 11-10-2, and is receiving serve. “Team A” hits a winner to successfully defend that game point and earn a side-out. “Team...
by Sfapickleball | May 22, 2023 | acrytech, alw, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, atlanta open, banter, Featured Player, Finals, Food For Thought, News, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, trash talk, triple crown
There was a moment after Anna Leigh Waters won her first of three titles Sunday in Atlanta where she caught herself and nearly changed directions. No, not on the court where she was flawless on the day, wrapping up her fifth triple crown of 2023. It was actually just...
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...
by Sfapickleball | 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...
