by Sfapickleball | Feb 21, 2024 | Brandon French, Callan Dawson, carvana mesa arizona cup, Carvana Mesa Arizona Cup 2024, DJ Young, Gabe Tardio, Gabriel Joseph, mesa 2024, mesa cup, Patrick Smith, pickleball, pickleball 2024, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Rafa Hewett, round of 64 results, Ryan Sherry, Spencer Smith, Tournament, Tyra Black, Zane Navratil
The qualifiers are into the main draw and we’re heading to the round of 32 at the PPA Tour’s Mesa Arizona Cup. Men’s doubles In the men’s bracket, former tennis player Donald Young and partner Marshall Brown came in as the No. 27 seed. They beat No. 37-seed Austin...
by Sfapickleball | Jan 9, 2024 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Christian Alshon, Collin Johns, Collin Shick, Connor Garnett, dave fleming, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Hyundai Masters, Hyundai Masters 2024, jack sock, Jay Devilliers, Jessie Irvine, Judit Castillo, JW Johnson, Lea Jansen, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, Paddles, Parris Todd, Patrick Smith, pickleball, pickleball 2024, pickleball masters, PPA, ppa 2024, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Riley Newman, storylines, Thomas Wilson, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Vivienne David
OVERALL TOP 5: GRAND SLAM: Starting the year with a SLAM – one of only 4 tourneys worth 2,000 points. BALL DROP: Vulcan VPRO FLIGHT is the new official pickleball of the Carvana PPA Tour. NO STRINGS: Genie Bouchard, Jack Sock, and Donald Young start a full campaign...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 24, 2023 | Championship, concussion, default, Featured Player, Finals, Food For Thought, injury, Jay Devilliers, mixed doubles, News, Patrick Smith, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, recovery, Seattle Open 2023, tina pisnik, Tournament, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, withdrawal
Patrick Smith wasn’t pain-free, but as he describes it, he was feeling better on the court than he had in a long time. And that’s saying something. Smith was finally distancing himself from a frustrating hip injury that had limited his mobility over the last year and...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 19, 2023 | AJ Koller, Allyce Jones, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, championship saturday, Connor Garnett, Finals, gold medal matches, James Ignatowich, Parris Todd, Patrick Smith, pickleball, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, stats preview, Tournament, tournament of champions, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, vulcan toc
Elevation (4,436 ft), may be a factor, both for conditioning, and the ball flying faster. A new combo for “Double Triple?” Tyson McGuffin is trying to become the first male player other than Ben Johns to win a Triple Crown. Catherine Parenteau is trying to earn...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 29, 2023 | Ben Johns, Collin Johns, DJ Young, Finals, Food For Thought, johns, johns brothers, News, Paddles, Patrick Smith, pickleball, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, seattle, seattle open, Seattle Open 2023, semifinal, Tournament, Tournaments, undefeated, upset, young
OK, you didn’t see this one coming. No chance. Maybe your guess was Riley Newman and his new partner Julian Arnold getting it done. Maybe you thought Matt Wright and his new partner, Jay Devilliers, might pull the upset, or maybe you considered some other player on a...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 8, 2023 | best friends day, Callie Smith, doubles, friends, june 8, Just for Fun, Lucy Kovalova, Paddles, partners, Patrick Smith, pickleball, PPA, pro, Sports, Thomas Wilson, Tour
Callie Smith started her answer with a definitive explanation. “Let me begin by saying, ‘I love Lucy,’” Smith said of her partner Lucy Kovalova. “I look forward to getting on the court and competing with her. She makes me laugh. She’s got killer counter-attacks and...
