by Sfapickleball | Jan 11, 2024 | 2024 ppa tour, Championship, Collin Shick, DJ Young, Federico Staksrud, genie bouchard, Hyundai Masters, Hyundai Masters 2024, jack sock, masters 2024 pickleball, pickleball, pickleball tournament 2024, PPA, ppa tour, Rachel Rohrabacher, round of 32, Ryan Sherry, Tournament, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyler Loong
Genie Bouchard moved her way to Championship Court Wednesday afternoon, snaking her way through the crowd at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif. It wasn’t the first time she’d be center stage. After all, the former tennis star made a Wimbledon...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 26, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Championship, Finals, Gabe Tardio, Gabriel tardio, Jade Kawamoto, Jessie Irvine, Kansas City Open 2023, Milan Rane, mixed doubles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, Tournament, Tournaments, Travis Rettenmaier, underdogs
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,...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 18, 2023 | chuck taylor, dad, erik lange, father, fathers day, Featured Player, Just for Fun, pickleball, PPA, pro, Sports, Steve Deakin, Stream, Tour, Tournament, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyson McGuffin
Here’s what a few of the PPA Tour dads have to say about what today means for them, what being a dad is like, and what it’s like being on tour as a father. Chuck Taylor Being a dad is like being a superstar. The kids are a built in, homegrown fan club. Although it’s a...
by Sfapickleball | May 18, 2023 | Anna Bright, Ben Johns, Dylan Frazier, James Ignatowich, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, podcast, PPA, ppa tour, professional pickleball, Sports, the kitchen, Tour, Tournament, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyler Loong, Tyson McGuffin, Zane Navratil
Pickleball podcasts, driven by players are gaining in popularity. The Wild West of pickleball isn’t what’s happening on the court. It’s what’s said off of it. Done with a headset and a microphone, blasted out for the world to hear. Unlike other sports – football,...
by Sfapickleball | May 17, 2023 | News, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, response, Sports, Tour, Travis Rettenmaier, wash post, washington post
PPA Tour’s Travis Rettenmaier gives his take on a recent article about pickleball in the Washington Post. See the original article here. “I hate pickleball” is the introduction to the column. “Hate” is such a strong word, but one’s enjoyment of the sport is subjective...
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,...
