by Sfapickleball | Aug 25, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, finalists, Finals, Kansas City Open 2023, Lauren Stratman, News, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Singles, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin
Just in case you were wondering, Lauren Stratman is not at her most-comfortable playing singles. “Definitely not,” she admitted. “I’m way more comfortable playing doubles, but more recently, I’ve gotten more comfortable in singles.” Well, looks like she’s easing into...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 18, 2023 | Allyce Jones, Anna Bright, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, couples, Featured Player, James Ignatowich, Julian Arnold, Just for Fun, Lauren Stratman, Leigh Waters, love on the ppa tour, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, national couples day, pickleball, pickleball couples, pickleball partners, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour couples, Thomas Wilson, Tournament, Tyson McGuffin, Yana Grechkina
It’s National Couples Day, and there are so many great stories on the PPA Tour. so why not check in on with some of the players who “Couple Up” and compete together Anna Bright & James Ignatowich Anna: James and I coincidentally started playing pickleball on the...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 22, 2023 | beer city, beer city open, Dylan Frazier, Finals, gold, grand rapids, Lauren Stratman, michigan, mixed doubles, pickleball 2023, Tournament, Tournaments
Dylan Frazier will be on the mixed doubles podium for the first time since February coming up Sunday. It’s been that long. Thanks to an impressive run in a good field at the Beer City Open in Grand Rapids, Mich., Frazier and partner Lauren Stratman will be playing...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 11, 2023 | Featured Player, Julian Arnold, Just for Fun, Lauren Stratman, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball downtime, PPA, ppa tour, pro, pro players, Sarah Ansboury, Sports, Tour, vacation, Yana Grechkina
Catching up with a few more PPA players to find out what they are doing during the midseason break. Sarah Ansboury My birthday is June 28th so I’m celebrating along with my best friend’s bridal shower. So next week I’ll be having a pickleball bridal shower. I got...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 3, 2023 | Anna Bright, Callie Smith, DJ Young, doubles, Featured Player, James Ignatowich, Julian Arnold, Lauren Stratman, Lea Jansen, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, men's doubles, mixed doubles, News, partner, pickleball, PPA, pro, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Tyler Loong, women's doubles
Lucy Kovalova considers herself one of the lucky ones. It’s rough out there on the PPA Tour and finding a person to coexist with on the court isn’t exactly the easiest thing to do. There are things to consider – playing style, compatibility, energy, and attitude. All...
by Sfapickleball | May 9, 2023 | AJ Koller, All-Access, anna leigh, Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, charlotte, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Julian Arnold, JW Johnson, Lauren Stratman, Lea Jansen, lifetime, Matt Wright, News, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, Sports, Tour, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyson McGuffin, waters, Yana Grechkina
The last time we saw Matt Wright and Riley Newman they were undone in three games by J.W. Johnson and Dylan Frazier in the final of the Newport Beach Open, extending a winless streak that dated back to November. Newman and Wright looked tired, not exactly uninspired,...
