by Sfapickleball | Jun 3, 2023 | Anna Bright, Championship, Featured Player, Federico Staksrud, finalists, James Ignatowich, johns, lindsey, Lindsey Newman, Meghan Dizon, mixed doubles, newman, News, paddle tap, Paddles, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, riley, Riley Newman, selkirk, Sports, texas open, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, waters
Lindsey Newman has always been honest about her abilities. She has never been one to suggest she’s the best person to play alongside her brother Riley, who is back in another PPA Final. She’s just said what’s on her mind. “If I had a choice, I’d love to play with...
by Sfapickleball | May 21, 2023 | acrytech, Anna Leigh Waters, atlanta open, Ben Johns, Championship, Featured Player, Finals, grand slam, major, mixed doubles, newman, News, Parris Todd, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, Sports, todd, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments
There was a moment after Riley Newman and Parris Todd lost their first game of the semifinals on Friday evening that Riley Newman started talking. A bit of banter. You know, the trash talk that he admits to dishing out. “Nothing against my opponents, it just makes me...
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 | Allyce Jones, alw, Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Finals, jack sock, JW Johnson, Lauren Stratman, Lea Jansen, Matt Wright, mixed doubles, News, north carolina open, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, preview, pro, Riley Newman, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Yana Grechkina
=== MEN’S DOUBLES === DYLAN FRAZIER and JW JOHNSON vs. RILEY NEWMAN and MATT WRIGHT is a repeat of the final at Newport Beach two weeks ago. Frazier and Johnson won that match 12-10, 11-8, 12-10. Newman and Wright were serving 10-6-1 in Game Three when the “Young...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 24, 2023 | All-Access, Callie Smith, Dylan Frazier, Finals, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lucy Kovalova, men's doubles, mixed doubles, newport beach, News, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles
There’s no one playing better in men’s pickleball right now than J.W. Johnson. In a weekend filled with celebration and controversy, Johnson dominated the Newport Beach Shootout, winning his first gold medal of the season in mixed doubles and adding a second gold...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 24, 2023 | All-Access, Andrea Koop, Anna Bright, Callie Smith, Dylan Frazier, Jill Braverman, johnson, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, men's doubles, mixed doubles, News, paddle testing, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, Sarah Ansboury, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles
What a Saturday on the PPA Tour. The day started with a national television audience watching and finished with a pair of old friends winning. In between were a pair of J.W. Johnson victories, a Ben Johns loss, the return of Matt Wright and Riley Newman, and a paddle...