by Sfapickleball | May 16, 2023 | Acrytech Atlanta Open, Amazon, broadcast, Championship, CIBC Boca Raton Open, Featured Sponsor, Guaranteed Rate Championships, News, pickleball, PPA, Prime Video, pro, Sports, Stream, Streaming, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Vulcan Kansas City Open, World Championship Series
NEW YORK (May 16, 2023) — Widely known as America’s fastest growing sport, pickleball is coming to Prime Video for the first time, thanks to a multiyear agreement with the Carvana Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Tour, giving Prime Video exclusive global...
by Sfapickleball | May 15, 2023 | 2023, Allyce Jones, Brooke Buckner, Lina Padegimaite, Lindsey Newman, mom, mother, mothers day, pickleball, PPA, pro, Sports, Tour, Tournament
There’s no balance between being a mother and being a pickleball player. “I don’t believe in having balance in life,” said Allyce Jones. “I’m not balancing it,” said Lindsey Newman. “I’m not balancing,” said Brooke Buckner. When it comes to mothers who compete on the...
by Sfapickleball | May 11, 2023 | 2022, 2023, acrytech, Anna Leigh Waters, atlanta, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Championship, Collin Johns, corners, Federico Staksrud, Leigh Waters, lifetime, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, News, open, peachtree, pickleball, PPA, pro, Rafa Hewett, results, Riley Newman, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments
Acrytech Atlanta Open Men’s Doubles Final A rivalry was born during the first Major of the 2022 season and one of the biggest PPA tournaments of the year. Riley Newman and Matt Wright came into the Acrytech Atlanta Open as the PPA’s top doubles team, but most analysts...
by Sfapickleball | May 9, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Leigh Waters, Championship Sunday, charlotte, Featured Player, Finals, gold, intralinks, jack sock, lifetime, mixed doubles, News, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments
What a debut for Jack Sock. What a weekend for Anna Leigh Waters. The North Carolina Open started with Sock’s first appearance in a pro event and ended with another triple crown for the best player in the women’s game. That’s your storyline, and ESPN2 was there to...
by Sfapickleball | May 9, 2023 | AJ Koller, All-Access, anna leigh, Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, charlotte, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Julian Arnold, JW Johnson, Lauren Stratman, Lea Jansen, lifetime, Matt Wright, News, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, Sports, Tour, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyson McGuffin, waters, Yana Grechkina
The last time we saw Matt Wright and Riley Newman they were undone in three games by J.W. Johnson and Dylan Frazier in the final of the Newport Beach Open, extending a winless streak that dated back to November. Newman and Wright looked tired, not exactly uninspired,...
by Sfapickleball | May 9, 2023 | Allyce Jones, alw, Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Finals, jack sock, JW Johnson, Lauren Stratman, Lea Jansen, Matt Wright, mixed doubles, News, north carolina open, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, preview, pro, Riley Newman, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Yana Grechkina
=== MEN’S DOUBLES === DYLAN FRAZIER and JW JOHNSON vs. RILEY NEWMAN and MATT WRIGHT is a repeat of the final at Newport Beach two weeks ago. Frazier and Johnson won that match 12-10, 11-8, 12-10. Newman and Wright were serving 10-6-1 in Game Three when the “Young...
