by Sfapickleball | Mar 21, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, austin showdown, Ben Johns, Championship, Collin Johns, Featured Player, Federico Staksrud, James Ignatowich, johns, Meghan Dizon, News, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournaments, Vivienne David, waters
2023 has been an eventful year on the PPA Tour, and it’s just getting started. There have been upsets and qualifiers, new faces, new partnerships, a bit of sun, rain, and cold, too. But as the PPA Tour takes a week off so its players can head to Major League...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 21, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, austin showdown, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, Federico Staksrud, Finals, James Ignatowich, johns, Matt Wright, Meghan Dizon, News, pickleball, PPA, Riley Newman, Sports, Stats Wrap, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Vivienne David
In several previous matches, the team hitting toward the video board on Championship Court had an advantage. Will that hold up? The weather has been rainy and cold most of the week – what will Sunday bring? Ben Johns turned 24 on Saturday. === MEN’S SINGLES === BEN...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 21, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Collin Johns, Irina Tereschenko, Lea Jansen, Lucy Kovalova, Marietta Wright, Matt Wright, Meghan Dizon, Riley Newman, Tournament, Tournaments, Vivienne David
Ben and Collin Johns are back in the final. Anna Leigh Waters is doing her thing, too. But the weather in Austin continues to be undefeated this week at the Austin Showdown. With winds up and unpredictable for the first day of the tournament and temperatures way down...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 18, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Austin open, Ben Johns, doubles, invited, James Ignatowich, johns, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, Lindsey Newman, mixed, News, onix, Paddles, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, Riley Newman, showdown, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, waters
Johnsons top Newmans in Austin, go on to win bronze Sometimes the truth hurts and oftentimes, the worst kind of hurt comes from people we love. Happens in pickleball all the time. And no, you’re not going to see Lindsey and Riley Newman on the next episode of “Dr....
by Sfapickleball | Mar 16, 2023 | All-Access, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, Collin Shick, Finals, florida open, Jade Kawamoto, johns, Julian Arnold, Lacy Schneemann, Paddles, parenteau, pickleball, PPA, results, sunday, Thomas Wilson, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Uncategorized, waters
“Stats and facts” emerging from the gold medal matches at the Florida Open: Catherine Parenteau reaching the women’s singles final after defeating Anna Leigh Waters raised eyebrows. Collin Shick, the #30 seed, not only reached the men’s singles final, but he also won...
by Sfapickleball | Mar 15, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Collin Johns, Collin Shick, Finals, florida open, Jade Kawamoto, johns, Julian Arnold, Lacy Schneemann, News, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, Thomas Wilson, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyson McGuffin, Uncategorized, waters
Ben Johns won a triple crown. Again. While for some, that may feel like a slightly boring outcome, it’s a testament to the legacy he’s built within the sport. Not to diminish what the best player in the world did during the extended weekend in Florida, but it’s less...
