by Sfapickleball | Jun 9, 2023 | All-Access, anna leigh, Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, Finals, News, orange county cup, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, san clemente, Singles, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, waters
Anna Leigh Waters still hasn’t lost, Tyson McGuffin is still acting like it’s pledge week on Frat Row, Ben Johns is out and Connor Garnett is back in a final. That about sums up San Clemente after Day 1 singles action as the PPA Tour goes from hot and humid Texas to...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 8, 2023 | brookhaven, Brookhaven Country Club, Championship, dallas, farmers branch, invited, nationals, News, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, Registration, Tournament, Tournaments, usa pickleball national championships
DALLAS (June 8, 2023) – Registration is officially open for the 2023 USA Pickleball National Championships powered by Invited and the PPA Tour at Brookhaven Country Club from Nov. 5-12 in Farmers Branch, an inner-ring suburb of Dallas. The event will kick-off on Nov....
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...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 7, 2023 | All-Access, Championship, dave fleming, Finals, intralinks, News, orange county cup, pickleball, PPA, pro, san clemente, select medical, Sports, storylines, Tour, Tournaments
OVERALL TOP 5: WHAT A BREAK: After taking April off, ALW has not lost a match since her return. FIRE SINGLES: Texas Open Championship singles matches were fire – will that continue in Cali? RESERVATION FOR BEN: Ben Johns did not play in this event last year – in all...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 6, 2023 | Finals, gold, johns, match, medal, open, Paddles, parenteau, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, selkirk, Sports, texas, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, waters
Rockwall, Texas, June 4, 2023. MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: Ben Johns defeated #19 seed Jaume Martinez Vich, 11-2, 7-11, 11-5. . MATCH NOTES: Vich’s first PPA medal. Johns’ fifth singles title this year. CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle). Johns: 24,...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 5, 2023 | All-Access, James Ignatowich, joola, Matt Wright, News, oasis pickleball club, paddle, paddle testing, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, selkirk, Sports, texas open, Tour, Tournaments
There’s no question, James Ignatowich likes to joke around. You’ve seen him treat interviews like it’s Open Mic Night at the Laugh Factory, so when Federico Staksrud challenged his paddle Friday at the Texas Open, Ignatowich thought it was a prank. “My initial thought...
