Sock & McGuffin Upset in First Round of Men’s Doubles

by | May 7, 2023 | Championship, charlotte, Finals, jack sock, men's doubles, News, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin

Jack Sock got off to a great start Thursday, had a great finish Friday, but he and partner Tyson McGuffin are done before lunch on Saturday. Sock, making his professional pickleball debut this week at the North Carolina Open, had the pickleball world buzzing about a...

Sock & Waters Earn Their Way to the Finals

by | May 6, 2023 | Allyce Jones, Anna Leigh Waters, charlotte, Finals, intralinks, jack sock, lifetime, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, semifinal, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments

There’s the forehands and the backhands and the athleticism. Jack Sock has all of that.  He said it’s the nuances of the game that are the hardest thing to figure out with pickleball. But after staring down Julian Arnold and doing a bit of chirping with one of the...

Buckner Has Best Finish of Season in Charlotte

by | May 5, 2023 | Brooke Buckner, charlotte, Featured Player, Finals, lifetime, News, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, semifinal, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, womens singles

Everyone knows the top of the women’s singles pickleball world is owned by Anna Leigh Waters. The best player on the PPA Tour has four gold medals in 2023 alone. There’s Catherine Parenteau and Lea Jansen and Salome Devidze, but there aren’t a lot of people who know...

ESPN and the Professional Pickleball Association Reach Agreement to Cover Eight Tournaments in 2023

by | May 5, 2023 | 2023 season, broadcast, Championship, ESPN, Featured Sponsor, News, partnership, pickleball, PPA, pro, Sports, Tour, Tournament, tv

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (May 5, 2023) – ESPN and the Carvana Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour) today announced an agreement to broadcast eight PPA Tour tournaments this year beginning with the OS1st North Carolina Open this Sunday, May 7. The events will...

Stats Wrap: Newport Beach Shootout Gold Medal Match

by | May 4, 2023 | All-Access, Andrea Koop, Anna Bright, Callie Smith, doubles, Dylan Frazier, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lacy Schneemann, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, newport beach, News, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, shootout, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin

Newport Beach Shootout, Newport Beach, California, April 22, 2023. ***STATS BREAKDOWN*** MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: Jorja and J.W. Johnson defeated Lacy Schneemann and Tyson McGuffin, 11-9, 11-7 (two-out-of-three) MATCH NOTES: Match on CBS. Best two-out-of-three games to...

Ryan Sherry Receives MRI Showing Foreign Material in Left Foot; Will Still Defend Title in North Carolina

by | May 3, 2023 | Featured Player, Just for Fun, mens singles, north carolina, party, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, professional, Ryan Sherry, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments

Ryan Sherry received medical attention leading up to the event, but will be back in North Carolina to defend his title from 2022. Ryan Sherry knows how to have fun. He also has no problem speaking his mind, either. Now, figuring out what size of shoe he wears? Well,...