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 | Jul 29, 2023 | Ben Johns, Collin Johns, DJ Young, Finals, Food For Thought, johns, johns brothers, News, Paddles, Patrick Smith, pickleball, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, seattle, seattle open, Seattle Open 2023, semifinal, Tournament, Tournaments, undefeated, upset, young
OK, you didn’t see this one coming. No chance. Maybe your guess was Riley Newman and his new partner Julian Arnold getting it done. Maybe you thought Matt Wright and his new partner, Jay Devilliers, might pull the upset, or maybe you considered some other player on a...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 18, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Championship, Championship Sunday, Denver Open, doubles, Finals, gold medal, johns, mixed doubles, Oh Snap, Tournament, Tournaments, triple crown, waters
Patience, thy name is Pickleball. Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters won their triple crowns at the OH SNAP! Denver Open in characteristic fashion. The champions known for consistency and precision journeyed through a few rises and falls in play on Sunday, but were able...
by Sfapickleball | 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...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 3, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, deakin, Finals, Food For Thought, johns, Leigh Waters, old, older players, pickleball, pickleball players, Players, playing, PPA, pro, Pros, Sports, Steve Deakin, Tour, Tournament, Tyson McGuffin, waters, young, younger
By this time you’ve certainly heard about pickleball being the fastest-growing sport out there. And the reputation of the sport still precedes it. Most people think the game is for older people, ones in retirement villages who eat dinner at 4:30 p.m. and are getting...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 13, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship Sunday, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, gold medal, intralinks, Irina Tereschenko, johns, lifetime, Marietta Wright, Matt Wright, mcguffin, orange county cup, Paddles, parenteau, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, select medical, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, waters
MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns defeated Catherine Parenteau and Tyson McGuffin, 11-3, 11-6, 11-9. . MATCH NOTES: Waters/Johns: #1 seed. Parenteau/McGuffin: #3 seed. Waters/Johns never trailed. . RALLIES: 1,347 shots. 122 rallies. 11.04 shots per...