Smith-Kovalova Back in Final

by | Oct 8, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Championship Sunday, doubles, Finals, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, las vegas, Lucy Kovalova, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles

Seemingly every PPA Tournament features new players, new shots and new opportunities. And that’s great – for the fans, the players, and the sport as a whole. The underdogs are out there, ready to be cheered on, but the established players are the ones who have the...

Injury Puts Ignatowich Out For the Tournament

by | 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...

Bright, Ignatowich impress Friday in Vegas

by | Oct 7, 2023 | Anna Bright, Championship Sunday, Finals, guaranteed rate, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, James Ignatowich, james ignatowicy, las vegas, mixed doubles, mixed douhles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa championships, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, thorlo, Tournament

There’s no way James Ignatowich and Anna Bright are set to be the No. 1 mixed doubles team in pickleball. “No chance,” Ignatowich said. “What are you trying to get out of us?” OK, so not only are they self-proclaiming themselves to be well behind Ben Johns and Anna...

Lohani breaks through in Vegas; Waters-Parenteau make final

by | Oct 6, 2023 | Aanik Lohani, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Finals, guaranteed rate, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, las vegas, mens singles, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa championships, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, semifinals, singles day, thorlo, Tournament, womens singles

Men’s Singles The confidence Aanik Lohani said he received from beating Ben Johns back in August was significant.  That was at the PPA’s Denver Open in the quarterfinals. Can you imagine how good Lohani will feel if he beats the world’s No. 1 player? Well, he’s got...

Who is Rachel Rohrabacher?

by | Oct 4, 2023 | Featured Player, mixed doubles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Rachel Rohrabacher, Tournament, women's doubles, womens singles

Rachel Rohrabacher is so new to the sport of pickleball that she only recently decided that she was all in. “I just did what was best for myself at that moment in time,” Rohrabacher said.  She just wanted to get better. And by the looks of things, that’s exactly what...