Stats Wrap: Takeya Showcase Gold Medal Matches

***STATS BREAKDOWN*** MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL:  (2) Dylan Frazier and JW Johnson def. (1) Ben Johns and Collin Johns, 11-6, 11-4, 10-12, 11-4.  . MATCH NOTES:  Fourth title this year for Frazier/Johnson, including back-to-back with Seattle Open last week. Collin John’s...

Talking Takeya

It was an interesting weekend on the PPA Tour. We had new winners in singles, plenty of drama, and learned plenty. Here are three takeaways from Takeya: Tyra Time Tyra Black has had a lot of hype surrounding her since she started playing pickleball and during the past...

Takeya Showcase Sunday Preview, from the Stats Desk: 

NEW BLOOD: For the first time ever on the PPA Tour, neither Anna Leigh Waters nor Ben Johns will be in a Singles final, when one or both were in the tournament. Waters’ streak of Triple Crowns ends at six in a row, tied with Simone Jardim for the PPA Tour record. BEN...

Black continues strong week at Takeya 

As we approach another Championship Sunday on the PPA Tour, there are a lot of interesting storylines at the Takeya Showcase. Ben and his injured brother Collin Johns are going for another doubles title, this one coming after Ben lost in singles and the pair went...

Johns and Waters back to their winning ways

After a day like we’ve never seen before on the PPA Tour, things got back to normal on Friday at the Takeya Showcase. Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters won convincingly, and the balance of power hasn’t shifted quite yet. The pair are back in another final. Thursday was...

Collin Johns injured, could miss Saturday at Takeya 

Collin Johns, who has won four of the past five tournaments with brother Ben Johns, sustained an injury Friday during his first match in the mixed doubles bracket at the Takeya Showcase in Fountain View, Calif.  “He was poaching a ball at full extension and his heel...