Top Seeds, Upsets, and Injury: Breaking Down Wednesday Afternoon’s Pro Action

Pro singles, gender doubles, and mixed doubles play kicked off on Wednesday at the Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships. With an unfortunate injury and upsets in mixed doubles, here are snapshots from a busy afternoon of play at Brookhaven Country Club. On...

New format, notable upsets, favorites advance

Day 1 of a new championship and Day 1 of a new format. But a lot of the same for the top players. Ben Johns advanced in singles, mixed doubles and men’s doubles, Anna Leigh Waters advanced in all three brackets as well and the National Championships in Dallas is now...

Celebrating Mothers on the PPA Tour

There’s no balance between being a mother and being a pickleball player. “I don’t believe in having balance in life,” said Allyce Jones. “I’m not balancing it,” said Lindsey Newman. “I’m not balancing,” said Brooke Buckner. When it comes to mothers who compete on the...

Default Due to Paddle Legality in Newport on Saturday

Sarah Ansboury and her partner, Jill Braverman were forced to forfeit their quarterfinal match Saturday at the PPA Tour’s OGIO Newport Beach Shootout due to Ansboury’s Gamma Obsidian Raw Carbon 16mm paddle testing over the official limits. According to Sam...