Upsetting day Thursday in North Carolina

The last time the PPA Tour was in action Anna Bright and Matt Wright were the big winners. Bright won a pair of gold medals and was the player of the tournament in Austin, scoring a pair of wins in mixed doubles and in women’s doubles, beating the seemingly unbeatable...

Brascia Sisters into First Final Together

It’s never fun getting pickled. It’s even less fun getting pickled in the first game of a semifinal match. And even though that’s what happened to sisters Mary and Maggie Brascia on Saturday night at Nationals, they stuck to their game plan and were able to eke out a...

PPA and MLP Back Together Again

No matter which side of the pickleball debate you’re on – if you like the team concept, or maybe you prefer the more traditional, side-out scoring, ultimately what’s happened in this sport during the past few months has been a good thing. Perhaps it might not have...

National Parents’ Day on the PPA Tour

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...

Brascia Breaks Out in Atlanta; Has Biggest Wins of the Season

What a weekend for Mary Brascia.  And she’s not done.  Brascia will be in her first singles championship where she will take on Anna Leigh Waters on Sunday. She was also just two points away from making her first women’s doubles final, playing alongside her sister...