by Sfapickleball | Jul 31, 2023 | All-Access, Championship, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, Finals, gold medal, JW Johnson, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, seattle open, Seattle Open 2023, Tournament, Tournaments
Dylan Frazier wasn’t ready to say if he and J.W. Johnson are the second-best team in pickleball. “I guess it depends on who you ask,” Frazier said. “But I like to think we can beat anyone on any given day. I guess that’s my answer.” Well, run the metrics, the numbers,...
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 | Jul 25, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, baird, Christian Alshon, Finals, holland america, Julian Arnold, JW Johnson, Lea Jansen, pickleball 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, seattle open, Seattle Open 2023, storylines, Tournaments, watch out for
OVERALL TOP 5: HOME SWEET HOME: PPA tour debut near the birthplace of the sport. SIX IN SEATTLE?: Anna Leigh Waters goes for her 6 th straight triple crown. JUST CHILL: Temperatures will dip into the 50s at night, with highs in the mid 70s – a big adjustment from the...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 25, 2023 | beer city open, Championship, Dylan Frazier, Jessie Irvine, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, ppa tour, Tournaments, tournaments 2023
The Beer City Open, although not a PPA Tour stop, was a popular event this season and featured a number of PPA players. Here are a few things we learned from the weekend in Grand Rapids, Mich. Jessie Irvine plays singles Irvine is one of the most decorated players in...
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 | Jun 24, 2023 | 2022, 2023, All-Access, Allyce Jones, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Christian Alshon, Collin Shick, Connor Garnett, doubles, Dylan Frazier, gold, gold medal, jack sock, James Ignatowich, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lacy Schneemann, Lea Jansen, Marietta Wright, Mary Brascia, Matt Wright, medalists, Meghan Dizon, Pablo Tellez, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, professional, results, Riley Newman, Singles, Sports, statistics, stats, Tour, Tournament, Tyson McGuffin, Yana Grechkina
2023 MEDAL COUNT: TOP 6 MEN: Ben Johns, 21. Riley Newman, 17. JW Johnson, 14. Dylan Frazier, 11. Tyson McGuffin, 11. Matt Wright, 11. TOP 5 WOMEN: Anna Leigh Waters, 25. Catherine Parenteau, 20. Lea Jansen, 13. Anna Bright, 13. Allyce Jones, 7. 2023 FIRST-TIME...
