by Sfapickleball | Jul 27, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Leigh Waters, brascia, father, johnson, Jorja Johnson, Julie Johnson, Just for Fun, JW Johnson, Leigh Waters, Maggie Brascia, Mary Brascia, mother, national parents day, parents, pickleball 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament, waters
Vinnie Brascia isn’t different from so many of the parents who cheer, console, partner, and, sometimes just listen, to their sons and daughters who journey through the PPA Tour. Well, there’s one major difference. Yeah, he does all of those things and more, but he’s...
by Sfapickleball | May 23, 2023 | acrytech, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, atlanta open, Ben Johns, bright, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, Finals, johns, johnson, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Mary Brascia, Matt Wright, News, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, Sports, stats, Tour, Tournaments, Vivienne David, waters, wrap
MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns defeated Parris Todd and Riley Newman, 8-11, 11-1, 11-6, 11-3. Todd and Newman (#6 seed) led 5-0 in Game Three. In his career, Newman has reached the Mixed Doubles Finals with six different partners. Johns’ 28...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 24, 2023 | All-Access, Andrea Koop, Anna Bright, Callie Smith, Dylan Frazier, Jill Braverman, johnson, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, men's doubles, mixed doubles, News, paddle testing, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, Sarah Ansboury, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles
What a Saturday on the PPA Tour. The day started with a national television audience watching and finished with a pair of old friends winning. In between were a pair of J.W. Johnson victories, a Ben Johns loss, the return of Matt Wright and Riley Newman, and a paddle...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 10, 2023 | All-Access, Ben Johns, brascia, Collin Johns, doubles, Jackie Kawamoto, Jade Kawamoto, johns, johnson, Jorja Johnson, Just for Fun, JW Johnson, kawamoto, Lindsey Newman, newman, pickleball, PPA, pro, Riley Newman, siblings, Sports, Tour, Tournament
Jackie and Jade Kawamoto live together. They work together. They eat together. Here’s the deal: Their schedules align. And on the court they often team up together. “Jade doesn’t like my critiques of her,” Jackie said. “But that doesn’t stop me.” Jackie Kawamoto Jade...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 15, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, austin showdown, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Shick, Finals, Irina Tereschenko, johns, johnson, Jorja Johnson, Lindsey Newman, newman, News, pickleball, PPA, pro, Riley Newman, Sports, storylines, Tour, Tournament, waters
OVERALL TOP 5: HOME COOKIN’: So many pros call Austin home (Ben and Collin Johns, Zane Navratil, Dekel Bar, Vivienne David, and many more) – how unhospitable will the locals be? JUST CHILL: Forecast high temperatures in the mid 50s, lows around 40 – expect faster...
by Sfapickleball | Feb 17, 2023 | Anna Bright, arizona, Arizona Grand Slam, big news, Championship, Dekel Bar, Finals, grand slam, johnson, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, major, News, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Travis Rettenmaier, upset, Zane Navratil
What folks will be talking about Saturday at the PPA Tour’s Arizona Grand Slam in Mesa, Az: Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters will not play on Championship Sunday together. What folks ought to be talking about for the rest of the PPA season: how truly difficult it is to...
