Draw Reveal: Veolia Houston Open presented by Just Courts

by | Apr 9, 2024 | Ben Johns, draw reveal, Draw Reveals, houston open, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, Tournament, veolia, Veolia Houston Open 2024, veolia houston open presented by just courts

The Veolia Houston Open presented by Just Courts is kicking off on April 10th and the professional draws for all five divisions of play have officially been released. It’s time to dive into the excitement! As players gear up for intense battles on the court, we invite...

STORYLINES FOR THE VEOLIA HOUSTON OPEN PRESENTED BY JUST COURTS

by | Apr 9, 2024 | Anna Bright, Ben Johns, Connor Garnett, DJ Young, Dylan Frazier, Finals, houston open, James Ignatowich, Mary Brascia, pickleball, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, Rachel Rohrabacher, storylines, Tournament, veolia, Veolia Houston Open 2024, Yates Johnson

OVERALL TOP 5: TRIPLE PLAY: Ben Johns grabbed his first triple crown of 2024 in NC, can he go back-to-back? ALW101 WILL HAVE TO WAIT: Anna Leigh Waters and Catherine Parenteau are sitting out the PPA schedule until Atlanta. WEEKEND PLANS: Second of 4 straight weekends...

Doubles Rallies Getting Shorter in 2024

by | Apr 8, 2024 | 2024 doubles, All-Access, Championship, doubles rallies, doubles rallies getting shorter, Finals, Food For Thought, men's doubles, mixed doubles, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, Tournament, women's doubles

A subtle change is happening across the early portion of this PPA season. Championship doubles rallies are shorter this year. That’s using the statistics from the three PPA gold medal doubles matches in each of the first five tournaments of this year, compared to...

Waters reaches another milestone, wins 100th-career gold medal

by | Apr 8, 2024 | 100 golds, 100 titles, alw, Anna Leigh Waters, Championship Sunday, fanatics sportsbook north carolina cup, north carolina cup, North Carolina Cup 2024, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024

Less than three years ago, Anna Leigh Waters won her first gold medal. Sunday, she won her 100th.  With another triple crown, this time at the North Carolina Cup, Waters stayed comfortably “on-brand” as the best, most-dominant, no-doubt-about-it,...

Parenteau gets by Devidze, gets another shot at Waters

by | Apr 6, 2024 | Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, fanatics sportsbook north carolina cup, north carolina cup, North Carolina Cup 2024, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, salome devidze, Tournament

To get the chance to play a familiar foe Catherine Parenteau hasn’t had much success against, she had to beat a new rival who Parenteau hasn’t had success with either. Saturday Parenteau did the second part, getting past Salome Devidze. And now Sunday, Parenteau gets...