Doubles Rallies Getting Shorter in 2024

by | Apr 8, 2024 | 2024 doubles, All-Access, Championship, doubles rallies, doubles rallies getting shorter, Finals, Food For Thought, men's doubles, mixed doubles, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, Tournament, women's doubles

A subtle change is happening across the early portion of this PPA season. Championship doubles rallies are shorter this year. That’s using the statistics from the three PPA gold medal doubles matches in each of the first five tournaments of this year, compared to...

Parenteau and Waters pair up for first title of 2024

by | Jan 16, 2024 | Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Championship Sunday, Finals, Hyundai Masters, Hyundai Masters 2024, palm springs pickleball, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour hyundai masters, Tournament, women's doubles

Even Anna Leigh Waters needs a bit of a pick-me-up from time to time.  Hard to believe, but it’s true. Same goes for Catherine Parenteau.  “If I feel a little down or I’m not playing well, she’s extra positive. Chemistry is so important. If you don’t pick your partner...

“The Race” Update: Mixed Doubles Going Down to the Wire

by | Oct 20, 2023 | All-Access, Championship, cibc ppa tour finals, Finals, men's doubles, mens singles, mixed doubles, News, pickleball, pickleball 2023, points, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, the race, Tournament, women's doubles, womens singles

With Las Vegas in the rearview mirror, we’re one step closer to the CIBC PPA Tour Finals taking place Nov. 30-Dec. 3 in San Clemente, California.   Qualification for San Clemente is based on The Race, a ranking system based on player performance throughout the...

Smith-Kovalova Back in Final

by | Oct 8, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Championship Sunday, doubles, Finals, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, las vegas, Lucy Kovalova, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles

Seemingly every PPA Tournament features new players, new shots and new opportunities. And that’s great – for the fans, the players, and the sport as a whole. The underdogs are out there, ready to be cheered on, but the established players are the ones who have the...

Who is Rachel Rohrabacher?

by | Oct 4, 2023 | Featured Player, mixed doubles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Rachel Rohrabacher, Tournament, women's doubles, womens singles

Rachel Rohrabacher is so new to the sport of pickleball that she only recently decided that she was all in. “I just did what was best for myself at that moment in time,” Rohrabacher said.  She just wanted to get better. And by the looks of things, that’s exactly what...

Buckner, pregnant with her third child, keeps competing

by | Sep 13, 2023 | Brooke Buckner, Cincinnati Open 2023, Featured Player, Finals, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, third child, women's doubles

Court temperatures were like a radio station – “Hot 101, Power 102,” you get the idea. But it didn’t bother Brooke Buckner. She’s from North Carolina. She knows what humidity is like. Or maybe she was just crazy from the heat? It had to be miserable, right? While a...