by Sfapickleball | Aug 4, 2023 | alw, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Championship, hurricane tyra black, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, takeya showcase, Takeya Showcase 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, Tyra Black, upset, Yates Johnson
Thursday was the rarest of days on the PPA Tour. Maybe it was something more than that, because for the better part of three years we have never seen anything like it on the PPA Tour. It was a hand-to-the-side-of-the-face, you-gotta-be-kdding sorta day, because when...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 30, 2023 | Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, bright, Championship, Championship Sunday, david, doubles, Finals, first gold, Jackie Kawamoto, kawamoto, News, Paddles, pickleball, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, Seattle Open 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, upset, Vivienne David
There’s no one on tour who looks like she’s having more fun than Vivienne David. She’s a walking smile, complete with a paddle. And with her play of late, it’s pretty easy to see why she’s in such a good mood. David is back in her third Championship Sunday appearance...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 29, 2023 | Ben Johns, Collin Johns, DJ Young, Finals, Food For Thought, johns, johns brothers, News, Paddles, Patrick Smith, pickleball, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, seattle, seattle open, Seattle Open 2023, semifinal, Tournament, Tournaments, undefeated, upset, young
OK, you didn’t see this one coming. No chance. Maybe your guess was Riley Newman and his new partner Julian Arnold getting it done. Maybe you thought Matt Wright and his new partner, Jay Devilliers, might pull the upset, or maybe you considered some other player on a...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 14, 2023 | bronze, finalist, Finals, Irina Tereschenko, Judit Castillo, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, Singles, surprise, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, upset
Judit Castillo was down 7-0 in the second game against Irina Tereschenko in her women’s semifinal Thursday night before finally getting a point. She raised her arms in victory. Hey, why not? It was a bit out of exasperation and was a moment of comic relief in the...
by Sfapickleball | May 21, 2023 | acrytech, Anna Leigh Waters, atlanta open, brascia, break out, Championship, Featured Player, grand slam, Maggie Brascia, major, Mary Brascia, News, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, upset, women's doubles, women's singles
What a weekend for Mary Brascia. And she’s not done. Brascia will be in her first singles championship where she will take on Anna Leigh Waters on Sunday. She was also just two points away from making her first women’s doubles final, playing alongside her sister...
by Sfapickleball | May 21, 2023 | acrytech, atlanta open, Dylan Frazier, Featured Player, Finals, Gabe Tardio, garnett, JW Johnson, men's doubles, News, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, semifinal, Singles, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, upset
Another deep run for Connor Garnett in Atlanta. “Yeah, not exactly fresh as a daisy,” he said after Saturday’s performance where he and Gabe Tardio ran all the way to a fourth-place finish at the Atlanta Open. “One semifinal can be a fluke,” he said. “I want to prove...
