by Sfapickleball | Mar 12, 2024 | Allyce Jones, Anna Bright, anna leigh water, Anna Leigh Waters, Austin open, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Christian Alshon, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Finals, invited, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Marietta Wright, Matt Wright, Meghan Dizon, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, Riley Newman, storylines, Tournament, veolia, Veolia Austin Open 2024, Vivienne David
OVERALL TOP 5: 100 CROWNS: Anna Leigh Waters is a triple crown away from 100 PPA Tour titles. HERE COMES THE CAVALRY: Waters, Ben Johns, Etta Wright, Meghan Dizon, JW & Jorja Johnson, Dylan Frazier, and others return to action. HOME COOKIN’: Many pros call the...
by Sfapickleball | Jan 29, 2024 | All-Access, Ben Johns, CIBC PPA Tour Finals 2023, Collin Johns, Featured Player, Finals, gold medals, hyundai master, Hyundai Masters 2024, pickleball, pickleball 2024, pickleball masters, PPA, ppa 2024, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Riley Newman, Thomas Wilson
Ben and Collin Johns beating Riley Newman and Thomas Wilson to win the Men’s Doubles gold medals at the PPA Finals in December and again at the Masters in January was the same, but different. In both gold medal matches, the Johns brothers won in four games, losing the...
by Sfapickleball | Jan 9, 2024 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Christian Alshon, Collin Johns, Collin Shick, Connor Garnett, dave fleming, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Hyundai Masters, Hyundai Masters 2024, jack sock, Jay Devilliers, Jessie Irvine, Judit Castillo, JW Johnson, Lea Jansen, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, Paddles, Parris Todd, Patrick Smith, pickleball, pickleball 2024, pickleball masters, PPA, ppa 2024, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Riley Newman, storylines, Thomas Wilson, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Vivienne David
OVERALL TOP 5: GRAND SLAM: Starting the year with a SLAM – one of only 4 tourneys worth 2,000 points. BALL DROP: Vulcan VPRO FLIGHT is the new official pickleball of the Carvana PPA Tour. NO STRINGS: Genie Bouchard, Jack Sock, and Donald Young start a full campaign...
by Sfapickleball | Dec 14, 2023 | 2023 medal count, All-Access, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Dylan Frazier, Finals, Gabriel Joseph, jack sock, James Ignatowich, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lea Jansen, Lucy Kovalova, Marietta Wright, Matt Wright, medals, Meghan Dizon, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, standings, stats and facts, Tyra Black, Tyson McGuffin
Part Two: Medals and Standings Triple Threats: Which male players finished the year ranked in the Top Ten in all three categories: Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles? Ben Johns (1-1-1, respectively) Tyson McGuffin (3-10-6) JW Johnson (5-3(tie)-4) Dylan Frazier...
by Sfapickleball | Dec 12, 2023 | 2023 pickleball stats, AJ Koller, All-Access, Allyce Jones, anna leigh water, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, Collin Shick, Connor Garnett, Dylan Frazier, Finals, James Ignatowich, JW Johnson, Lauren Stratman, Lea Jansen, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, ppa tour tournaments, Riley Newman, statistics, Thomas Wilson, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Yana Grechkina
Gold Medal Matches In numerical order: 11: Catherine Parenteau trailed Lea Jansen 0-5 in the decisive Game Three of the Women’s Singles Final at the National Indoor Championships, then she won eleven points on eleven serves to claim the title. 12: There were only 12...
by Sfapickleball | Dec 5, 2023 | 2023, 2024, All-Access, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Christian Alshon, Collin Johns, doubles, Federico Staksrud, James Ignatowich, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lea Jansen, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, ppa tour 2024, Riley Newman, Singles, Tournament, Tournaments, Vivienne David
The end of the 2023 PPA season finished like it started. Without a surprise. What did we learn from this past weekend’s Tour Championship? And what should we expect in 2024? Women’s singles What we saw: Total domination. Anna Leigh Waters won again. OK, not a...
