Orange County Cup Stats: Gold Medal Matches

MIXED DOUBLES FINAL:  Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns defeated Catherine Parenteau and Tyson McGuffin, 11-3, 11-6, 11-9. . MATCH NOTES: Waters/Johns: #1 seed. Parenteau/McGuffin: #3 seed. Waters/Johns never trailed. . RALLIES: 1,347 shots. 122 rallies. 11.04 shots per...

Johns Brothers Near Perfect in Gold Medal Match

Doing whatever it takes to win is all that really matters for Ben and Collin Johns. Being perfect is just the goal. However, if you look closely at what happened in the last two games of the Championship Men’s final against Matt Wright and Riley Newman, it sure looked...

When Pressure Leads to Relief: Waters Wins Again

As the wins start to pile up and the triple crowns keep coming, the numbers start to lose their meaning.  It’s hard to understand what 112-2 truly means. It seems made up.  Officially, Anna Leigh Waters isn’t unbeatable, but her success this season is something north...

Top Seeds Don’t Disappoint Friday in Orange County

The draws for pro pickleball events keep getting bigger.  More players, more match-ups, more names in the game that cause you to rub your chin and say, “Now, who’s that?” In the singles draw, the PPA Tour has a player – Collin Shick – qualify for the main draw on a...

Storylines: Select Medical Orange County Cup Presented by Intralinks

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...