by Sfapickleball | Apr 24, 2023 | All-Access, Callie Smith, Dylan Frazier, Finals, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lucy Kovalova, men's doubles, mixed doubles, newport beach, News, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles
There’s no one playing better in men’s pickleball right now than J.W. Johnson. In a weekend filled with celebration and controversy, Johnson dominated the Newport Beach Shootout, winning his first gold medal of the season in mixed doubles and adding a second gold...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 24, 2023 | All-Access, Andrea Koop, Anna Bright, Callie Smith, Dylan Frazier, Jill Braverman, johnson, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, men's doubles, mixed doubles, News, paddle testing, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, Sarah Ansboury, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles
What a Saturday on the PPA Tour. The day started with a national television audience watching and finished with a pair of old friends winning. In between were a pair of J.W. Johnson victories, a Ben Johns loss, the return of Matt Wright and Riley Newman, and a paddle...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 24, 2023 | All-Access, Andrea Koop, Anna Bright, Callie Smith, Championship, Championship Sunday, Dylan Frazier, JW Johnson, Lucy Kovalova, Matt Wright, men's doubles, pickleball, PPA, pro, Riley Newman, Sports, stas wrap, statistics, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles
=== MEN’S DOUBLES === RILEY NEWMAN and MATT WRIGHT: Number Two seeds won four matches without dropping a game. Wright did not play at the Red Rock Open. (Newman & Ignatowich, bronze medal) Their last gold medal was right here in Newport Beach, the Takeya Showcase,...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 24, 2023 | bird, Championship, doubles, federico, Federico Staksrud, fine, flipped off, hand gesture, newport beach, News, pablo, Pablo Tellez, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, Sports, tellez, Tour, Tournaments
The PPA Tour announced following the OGIO Newport Beach Shootout that Pablo Tellez had been fined for directing an obscene hand gesture at a group of fans on Saturday, April 22nd. The event took place on Championship Court after Pablo Tellez and Federico Staksrud...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 23, 2023 | compliancy, default, failed, Finals, forfeit, GAMMA, Jill Braverman, Lacy Schneemann, legal, Lina Padegimaite, News, paddle testing, Paddles, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, Sarah Ansboury, Sports, testing, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, USA Pickleball, USAP
Sarah Ansboury and her partner, Jill Braverman were forced to forfeit their quarterfinal match Saturday at the PPA Tour’s OGIO Newport Beach Shootout due to Ansboury’s Gamma Obsidian Raw Carbon 16mm paddle testing over the official limits. According to Sam...
by Sfapickleball | Apr 22, 2023 | cbs, cbs sports, Championship, final, Finals, johnsons, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lacy Schneemann, mixed doubles, national TV, News, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin
Sometimes it’s hard to tell what JW Johnson is thinking. He has the poker face of a Vegas card player picking up that ace on the river while looking like he’s standing in line at the DMV. Happy or sad? It’s a toss-up most of the time. His sister Jorja? Not so much....
