by Sfapickleball | Nov 22, 2023 | AJ Koller, Allyce Jones, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Christian Alshon, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, Dekel Bar, DJ Young, Dylan Frazier, etta wright, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Irina Tereschenko, Jade Kawamoto, James Ignatowich, Jay Devilliers, Jessie Irvine, Jorja Johnson, Judit Castillo, Julian Arnold, JW Johnson, lacy schneeman, Lacy Schneemann, Lauren Stratman, Lea Jansen, Lucy Kovalova, Marietta Wright, Mary Brascia, Matt Wright, Meghan Dizon, News, Pablo Tellez, pickleball, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, Riley Newman, Thomas Wilson, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Vivienne David, Yana Grechkina, yana newell
With the Hertz Gold Cup behind us, there’s just one stop left on the 2023 PPA schedule: the CIBC PPA Tour Finals taking place Nov. 30 – Dec. 3 in San Clemente, CA. Players have fought week in and week out all year long to finish at the top of the rankings and earn the...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 7, 2023 | ankle injury, Anna Bright, Championship, Championship Sunday, default, Finals, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, ignatowich, injury, james, James Ignatowich, las vegas, las vegas championships, Matt Wright, men's doubles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, twisted ankle, withdrawal
James Ignatowich got through one match with a sprained left ankle Saturday, but said he wasn’t healthy enough to make it through another. He and partner Matt Wright were forced to withdraw before their semifinal in Las Vegas, and now Ignatowich is also out of Sunday’s...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 30, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, bronze, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Finals, gold medal match, kansas city, Kansas City Open 2023, Matt Wright, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, silver, Tournament, triple crown, Vulcan Kansas City Open
MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (2) Jessie Irvine and Riley Newman, 11-1, 11-1, 11-2. MATCH NOTES: Part of Johns’ 18th career Triple Crown, and 99 career titles. Part of Waters’ 17th career Triple Crown, and 77 career titles....
by Sfapickleball | Aug 26, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Dylan Frazier, Finals, gold, gold medal, Jessie Irvine, JW Johnson, Kansas City open, Kansas City Open 2023, Matt Wright, Meghan Dizon, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, vulcan
Career PPA titles coming into Sunday: Johns 96, Waters 74. We have similar storylines in the men’s and women’s singles. === MEN’S SINGLES === The two winningest men’s singles players continue their rivalry. Ben Johns is the all-time men’s leader in Triple Crowns (17),...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 20, 2023 | achilles injury, Ben Johns, breaking news, Collin Johns, Food For Thought, Kansas City open, Matt Wright, News, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023
Ben Johns is back, Collin Johns is resting, and Matt Wright is ready. Collin Johns is recovering from an injury, which means brother Ben Johns needs a partner for the upcoming PPA Tour stop at the Vulcan Kansas City Open. It only makes sense Ben would call up his...
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...
