by Sfapickleball | Apr 10, 2023 | Anna Bright, Callie Smith, Championship, Finals, ignatowich, interview, Irina Tereschenko, James Ignatowich, Jessie Irvine, Just for Fun, Lucy Kovalova, Marietta Wright, Meghan Dizon, men's doubles, newman, News, pickleball, PPA, pro, quote, red rock, results, Riley Newman, selkirk, Sports, storylines, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyson McGuffin, Vivienne David, women's doubles
If this was “Love Connection,” James Ignatowich wouldn’t be expecting a chance at another date. OK, that 1980s game show reference is a bit outdated. If Friday in Utah was “The Bachelor,” Ignatowich probably wouldn’t be getting a rose. “I have a feeling that Riley may...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 7, 2023 | Andrea Koop, Anna Bright, Championship, Featured Player, Finals, James Ignatowich, mixed doubles, News, Paddles, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, red rock, results, Riley Newman, selkirk, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyler Loong, Zane Navratil
The way Zane Navratil describes it is simple. No, not his game. That’s not what he’s talking about. There’s nothing simple about that. On the court, Navratil displays a wild combination of energy, manic footwork, and fast-twitch muscle movement like his body is...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 29, 2023 | All-Access, Championship, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, returns, serves, Sports, Tour, Tournaments
Every game starts here. The pros in top-level doubles don’t take many chances with serves and returns and tend to perform these two shots with the highest level of consistency. So much so, that their rallies seem to start with the third or fourth shot. Do the numbers...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 22, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, austin showdown, Ben Johns, bright, Catherine Parenteau, Collin Johns, Federico Staksrud, Finals, James Ignatowich, johns, Matt Wright, Meghan Dizon, News, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Vivienne David, waters
Stats and facts emerging from the gold medal matches at the Florida Open: Anna Leigh Waters said in a post-match interview she plans to take off for about a month. She said she is having her wisdom teeth pulled, and her mother is having her long-postponed knee...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 21, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, austin showdown, Ben Johns, Championship, Collin Johns, Featured Player, Federico Staksrud, James Ignatowich, johns, Meghan Dizon, News, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Vivienne David, waters
2023 has been an eventful year on the PPA Tour, and it’s just getting started. There have been upsets and qualifiers, new faces, new partnerships, a bit of sun, rain, and cold, too. But as the PPA Tour takes a week off so its players can head to Major League...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 18, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Austin open, Ben Johns, doubles, invited, James Ignatowich, johns, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lindsey Newman, mixed, News, onix, Paddles, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, showdown, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, waters
Johnsons top Newmans in Austin, go on to win bronze Sometimes the truth hurts and oftentimes, the worst kind of hurt comes from people we love. Happens in pickleball all the time. And no, you’re not going to see Lindsey and Riley Newman on the next episode of “Dr....
