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 | Jun 22, 2023 | AJ Koller, Dekel Bar, doubles, end, Featured Player, Food For Thought, Julian Arnold, men's doubles, newman, News, partner, partnership, pickleball, Players, podium, PPA, pro, Riley Newman, split, Sports, Tour, Tournament, wright
Riley Newman and Matt Wright have won 23 medals together in the past 18 months, but Newman just announced that the two won’t be partners any more. Newman, one of the most dynamic players on tour, has been a regular on the podium stand in both doubles with Wright and...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 13, 2023 | All-Access, Ben, Ben Johns, Championship, collin, Collin Johns, gold, johns, lifetime, men's doubles, News, orange county cup, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, san clemente, select medical, Sports, Tour, Tournaments
Doing whatever it takes to win is all that really matters for Ben and Collin Johns. Being perfect is just the goal. However, if you look closely at what happened in the last two games of the Championship Men’s final against Matt Wright and Riley Newman, it sure looked...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 12, 2023 | bar, callan, Callan Dawson, dawson, dekel, Dekel Bar, Finals, fourth, lifetime, men's doubles, News, orange county cup, pickleball, PPA, pro, san clemente, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments
You sometimes hear about these first-time partnerships that take off and get immediate results. You know, a team just comes together, chemistry kinda happens and the next thing you know you have two people smiling on the medal stand. But what about those partnerships...
by Sfapickleball | May 21, 2023 | acrytech, atlanta open, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, Finals, Gabe Tardio, garnett, JW Johnson, men's doubles, News, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, semifinal, Singles, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, upset
Another deep run for Connor Garnett in Atlanta. “Yeah, not exactly fresh as a daisy,” he said after Saturday’s performance where he and Gabe Tardio ran all the way to a fourth-place finish at the Atlanta Open. “One semifinal can be a fluke,” he said. “I want to prove...
by Sfapickleball | May 7, 2023 | DJ Young, Jay Devilliers, men's doubles, News, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, Sports, Steve Deakin, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Travis Rettenmaier
You just have to appreciate the honesty in Travis Rettenmaier. After all, his podcast is called, “Tennis Sucks,” which tells you right off that this guy isn’t shy about giving his opinion. When asked about what went right between him and partner Steve Deakin Saturday...
