Upsetting day Thursday in North Carolina

The last time the PPA Tour was in action Anna Bright and Matt Wright were the big winners. Bright won a pair of gold medals and was the player of the tournament in Austin, scoring a pair of wins in mixed doubles and in women’s doubles, beating the seemingly unbeatable...

Daescu and Bright win two golds each and end runs by Johns and Waters

Streak stoppers!  What a week for Andrei Daescu and what a way to win a pair of gold medals. Hard to imagine anyone could do better. But Anna Bright might have done just that. Daescu won a pair of golds. Bright won a pair of golds and Anna Leigh Waters’ golden streak...

Johns, Sock Play for First Time + New Women’s Finalists

Jack Sock may be the future of men’s singles on the PPA Tour, but Ben Johns is certainly the present. Now, on the women’s side? Well, let’s just put a pin in that and circle back later, because for the second-consecutive tournament, the bracket is wide open. Johns...

Grateful for the journey, Nsekpong is back in the singles game

Brandon Nsekpong has been around pickleball for so long, there’s not enough time in the day to hear all of the ways he and his game have changed. “How long do you have?” he said with a laugh from Austin, Texas, Wednesday after he moved into the main draw of the PPA...