by Sfapickleball | Aug 14, 2023 | Championship, men's doubles, mens singles, mixed doubles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, storylines, TOC, Tournament, tournament of champions, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, utah, vulcan, women's doubles, womens singles
OVERALL TOP 5: I SEE CP: Catherine Parenteau returns – how will she fare after a 3-tournament break? KNOCK KNOCK: Opportunity is knocking without AL Waters, Ben/Collin Johns, JW/Jorja Johnson, and Wright/Kovalova in the field. SATURDAY MORNING LIVE: Championship...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 6, 2023 | Allyce Jones, best day brewing, Championship, hurricane tyra black, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, takeya showcase, Takeya Showcase 2023, Tournaments, Tyra Black, women's doubles, womens singles
As we approach another Championship Sunday on the PPA Tour, there are a lot of interesting storylines at the Takeya Showcase. Ben and his injured brother Collin Johns are going for another doubles title, this one coming after Ben lost in singles and the pair went...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 2, 2023 | Championship, Featured Player, Lea Jansen, pickleball, pickleball 2023, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, silver, womens singles
Lea Jansen finished her singles career with another medal Sunday at the Seattle Open. Not surprising. She’s the second-most prolific singles winner in PPA history. Jansen wrapped her singles play with a silver medal at Seattle. It was her 27th singles medal in all,...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 28, 2023 | baird wealth management, Finals, Holland America line, Lea Jansen, pickleball, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, seattle open, Seattle Open 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, womens singles
Lea Jansen is back in another singles final. Nothing new. Nothing surprising, either. She’s one of the most-decorated players on tour with 45 medals in all, making her a top-three professional pickleball player in the women’s game. 26 of those medals came in singles,...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 13, 2023 | alw, anna leigh, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, gold, lifetime, mixed doubles, News, orange county cup, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, san clemente, select medical, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, triple crown, waters, women's doubles, womens singles
As the wins start to pile up and the triple crowns keep coming, the numbers start to lose their meaning. It’s hard to understand what 112-2 truly means. It seems made up. Officially, Anna Leigh Waters isn’t unbeatable, but her success this season is something north...
by Sfapickleball | May 5, 2023 | Brooke Buckner, charlotte, Featured Player, Finals, lifetime, News, north carolina, OS1st, pickleball, PPA, pro, results, semifinal, Sports, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, womens singles
Everyone knows the top of the women’s singles pickleball world is owned by Anna Leigh Waters. The best player on the PPA Tour has four gold medals in 2023 alone. There’s Catherine Parenteau and Lea Jansen and Salome Devidze, but there aren’t a lot of people who know...