by Sfapickleball | May 9, 2023 | Allyce Jones, alw, Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Finals, jack sock, JW Johnson, Lauren Stratman, Lea Jansen, Matt Wright, mixed doubles, News, north carolina open, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, preview, pro, Riley Newman, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Yana Grechkina
=== MEN’S DOUBLES === DYLAN FRAZIER and JW JOHNSON vs. RILEY NEWMAN and MATT WRIGHT is a repeat of the final at Newport Beach two weeks ago. Frazier and Johnson won that match 12-10, 11-8, 12-10. Newman and Wright were serving 10-6-1 in Game Three when the “Young...
by Sfapickleball | May 4, 2023 | All-Access, Andrea Koop, Anna Bright, Callie Smith, doubles, Dylan Frazier, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lacy Schneemann, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, newport beach, News, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, shootout, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin
Newport Beach Shootout, Newport Beach, California, April 22, 2023. ***STATS BREAKDOWN*** MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: Jorja and J.W. Johnson defeated Lacy Schneemann and Tyson McGuffin, 11-9, 11-7 (two-out-of-three) MATCH NOTES: Match on CBS. Best two-out-of-three games to...
by Sfapickleball | May 2, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Finals, Julian Arnold, JW Johnson, News, north carolina, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, Riley Newman, Ryan Sherry, Sports, storyline, storylines, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin
OVERALL TOP 5: SOCK IT TO ME: Tennis star Jack Sock makes his PPA Tournament debut. NOT YOUR USUAL 1st TOURNEY PARTNERS: Sock will play with AL Waters in mixed and Tyson McGuffin in men’s – not too shabby! MIXED TV: ESPN2 will show the mixed final at 6pm Eastern on...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 24, 2023 | All-Access, Callie Smith, Dylan Frazier, Finals, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lucy Kovalova, men's doubles, mixed doubles, newport beach, News, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles
There’s no one playing better in men’s pickleball right now than J.W. Johnson. In a weekend filled with celebration and controversy, Johnson dominated the Newport Beach Shootout, winning his first gold medal of the season in mixed doubles and adding a second gold...
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 24, 2023 | All-Access, Andrea Koop, Anna Bright, Callie Smith, Championship, Championship Sunday, Dylan Frazier, JW Johnson, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, men's doubles, pickleball, PPA, pro, Riley Newman, Sports, stas wrap, statistics, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles
=== MEN’S DOUBLES === RILEY NEWMAN and MATT WRIGHT: Number Two seeds won four matches without dropping a game. Wright did not play at the Red Rock Open. (Newman & Ignatowich, bronze medal) Their last gold medal was right here in Newport Beach, the Takeya Showcase,...