by Sfapickleball | Jun 10, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Finals, johns, lifetime, mcguffin, mixed doubles, News, orange county, parenteau, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, select medical, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, waters
The draws for pro pickleball events keep getting bigger. More players, more match-ups, more names in the game that cause you to rub your chin and say, “Now, who’s that?” In the singles draw, the PPA Tour has a player – Collin Shick – qualify for the main draw on a...
by Sfapickleball | May 19, 2023 | acrytech, AJ Koller, atlanta open, Championship, Christian Alshon, Connor Garnett, Finals, jake kusmider, JW Johnson, lifetime, mens singles, News, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments
Christian Alshon beat Ben Johns, Jake Kusmider kept on winning and Connor Garnett finally earned his way into a spot on Championship Sunday. These are upsets, sure, but you didn’t need a crystal ball to see some of this was on the way. When Thursday was finished, and...
by Sfapickleball | May 11, 2023 | 2022, 2023, acrytech, Anna Leigh Waters, atlanta, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Championship, Collin Johns, corners, Federico Staksrud, Leigh Waters, lifetime, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, News, open, peachtree, pickleball, PPA, pro, Rafa Hewett, results, Riley Newman, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments
Acrytech Atlanta Open Men’s Doubles Final A rivalry was born during the first Major of the 2022 season and one of the biggest PPA tournaments of the year. Riley Newman and Matt Wright came into the Acrytech Atlanta Open as the PPA’s top doubles team, but most analysts...
by Sfapickleball | May 9, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Leigh Waters, Championship Sunday, charlotte, Featured Player, Finals, gold, intralinks, jack sock, lifetime, mixed doubles, News, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments
What a debut for Jack Sock. What a weekend for Anna Leigh Waters. The North Carolina Open started with Sock’s first appearance in a pro event and ended with another triple crown for the best player in the women’s game. That’s your storyline, and ESPN2 was there to...
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,...
by Sfapickleball | May 7, 2023 | Anna Bright, charlotte, lifetime, News, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, vivian glozman, women's doubles
When Anna Bright found out earlier this week that her partner for the North Carolina Open wasn’t going to be able to play because of injury, she got on the phone. But she didn’t call Vivian Glozman. At least not right away. “Andrea Koop texted me and said she couldn’t...
