Injury Puts Ignatowich Out For the Tournament

James Ignatowich got through one match with a sprained left ankle Saturday, but said he wasn’t healthy enough to make it through another. He and partner Matt Wright were forced to withdraw before their semifinal in Las Vegas, and now Ignatowich is also out of Sunday’s...

Tennis Channel, Carvana Professional Pickleball Association Form Joint Venture to Further Build Fastest-Growing Sport

As Tour’s 360-Media Arm, Network will Produce all Events and Launch Destination Pickleball Channel, App and Website Partnership between Giants will See Ad Sales Teams work Together to Unlock Rising Pickleball Sponsorship Demand LOS ANGELES and DALLAS, Sept. 26, 2023 –...

Phillip Phillips to Perform at 2023 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships, Anchoring Week of Excitement in Dallas

Dallas-based disco tribute band Le Freak will also perform during the largest-ever pickleball celebration at Brookhaven Country Club in November A Guinness World Records attempt for the longest consecutive pickleball match, presented by Deep Eddy Vodka, will be also...

Stats Preview: Kansas City Open Championship Sunday

Career PPA titles coming into Sunday: Johns 96, Waters 74. We have similar storylines in the men’s and women’s singles. === MEN’S SINGLES === The two winningest men’s singles players continue their rivalry. Ben Johns is the all-time men’s leader in Triple Crowns (17),...

Top dogs advance, but underdogs steal the show in KC

Yes, it’s going to be No. 1 vs. No. 2 on Sunday in the mixed doubles final at the PPA Tour’s Kansas City Open. That’s not really a surprise. When Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters play, they’re near impossible to beat. When Riley Newman and Jessie Irvine pair up,...

Stratman continues strong play in Kansas City

Just in case you were wondering, Lauren Stratman is not at her most-comfortable playing singles. “Definitely not,” she admitted. “I’m way more comfortable playing doubles, but more recently, I’ve gotten more comfortable in singles.” Well, looks like she’s easing into...