STORYLINES FOR THE VEOLIA LA OPEN PRESENTED BY DEEP EDDY VODKA

OVERALL TOP 5: GREAT 8: Federico Staksrud goes for a jaw dropping 8th consecutive men’s singles final. CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’: 3rd of 4 consecutive weekends in April: NC to TX to Cali – Utah next week.  MERRY GO ROUND: So many new partnerships – who will mesh and who...

Upsetting day Thursday in North Carolina

The last time the PPA Tour was in action Anna Bright and Matt Wright were the big winners. Bright won a pair of gold medals and was the player of the tournament in Austin, scoring a pair of wins in mixed doubles and in women’s doubles, beating the seemingly unbeatable...

Martinez Vich moves into singles final

Jaume Martinez Vich played so well, was so dominant and was so effective Saturday morning in Dallas at the PPA’s National Championship, it looked like he didn’t miss a shot. He took apart Hunter Johnson in two efficient and effective games, 11-5, 11-2 and moved to...

From ‘Nobody’ to Championship Sunday

Jaume Martinez Vich was frustrated. He couldn’t finish. He couldn’t beat the top players and he was struggling.  That was then. And now? “I’m just a Spanish boy living in Hawaii, playing pickleball and making it to Championship Sunday.”  What a ride.  The former...