by Sfapickleball | Apr 28, 2024 | andrei daescu, Anna Bright, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Championship, Championship Sunday, Dylan Frazier, etta wright, Federico Staksrud, Gabe Tardio, jack sock, James Ignatowich, JW Johnson, Lea Jansen, Marietta Wright, Mary Brascia, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, red rock, selkirk red rock open, Selkirk Red Rock Open 2024, statistics, Stats Wrap, tina pisnik, Tournament
=== MEN’S SINGLES === #1 Federico Staksrud (The new #1) did not lose a game in four matches Thursday. This is his ninth straight final this year (3 golds, 5 silvers). #11 Jack Sock is in his first PPA singles final. (He won Mixed Doubles in North Carolina last year)....
by Sfapickleball | Feb 24, 2024 | andrei daescu, Carvana Mesa Arizona Cup 2024, Championship, Dylan Frazier, Gabe Tardio, Gabriel tardio, JW Johnson, mesa arizona cup 2024, mesa cup, mesa cup 2024, pickleball, pickleball 2024, PPA, ppa tour, Tournament
When you beat Ben and Collin Johns, it’s worthy of a celebration. When you beat a team seeded higher than you for a third day in a row, that’s also worth a celebration. And when you make a semifinal in just your second tournament playing together, that’s not just...
by Sfapickleball | Feb 21, 2024 | Brandon French, Callan Dawson, carvana mesa arizona cup, Carvana Mesa Arizona Cup 2024, DJ Young, Gabe Tardio, Gabriel Joseph, mesa 2024, mesa cup, Patrick Smith, pickleball, pickleball 2024, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Rafa Hewett, round of 64 results, Ryan Sherry, Spencer Smith, Tournament, Tyra Black, Zane Navratil
The qualifiers are into the main draw and we’re heading to the round of 32 at the PPA Tour’s Mesa Arizona Cup. Men’s doubles In the men’s bracket, former tennis player Donald Young and partner Marshall Brown came in as the No. 27 seed. They beat No. 37-seed Austin...
by Sfapickleball | Nov 10, 2023 | Anna Bright, BioFreeze USA Pickleball National Championships 2023, Callan Dawson, Dekel Bar, doubles, Finals, Gabe Tardio, Hayden Patriquin, Jade Kawamoto, James Ignatowich, johns, Julian Arnold, Lindsey Newman, Parris Todd, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, rounf of 16, Thomas Wilson, thursday nationals, tina pisnik, Tyler Loong, usa pickleball national championships, usap nationals
Rain throughout Dallas moved Thursday’s matches inside and made for cooler temperatures, but the day’s doubles matches certainly brought the heat. Here’s everything you need to know from Round of 16 doubles action to get up to speed for Friday’s quarterfinals. Mixed...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 25, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Collin Shick, Dylan Frazier, Gabe Tardio, Hayden Patriquin, high school, Jorja Johnson, pickleball, pickleball youth, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, school, wyatt stone
We already sort of know there’s nothing too normal about Anna Leigh Waters. When you’re the world’s best female pickleball player, have competed all over the country, and have enough trophies and medals to fill a house, there’s nothing standard about life or...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 26, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Championship, Finals, Gabe Tardio, Gabriel tardio, Jade Kawamoto, Jessie Irvine, Kansas City Open 2023, Milan Rane, mixed doubles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, Tournament, Tournaments, Travis Rettenmaier, underdogs
Yes, it’s going to be No. 1 vs. No. 2 on Sunday in the mixed doubles final at the PPA Tour’s Kansas City Open. That’s not really a surprise. When Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters play, they’re near impossible to beat. When Riley Newman and Jessie Irvine pair up,...
