by Sfapickleball | Jul 25, 2023 | beer city open, Championship, Dylan Frazier, Jessie Irvine, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson, ppa tour, Tournaments, tournaments 2023
The Beer City Open, although not a PPA Tour stop, was a popular event this season and featured a number of PPA players. Here are a few things we learned from the weekend in Grand Rapids, Mich. Jessie Irvine plays singles Irvine is one of the most decorated players in...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 22, 2023 | beer city, beer city open, Dylan Frazier, Finals, gold, grand rapids, Lauren Stratman, michigan, mixed doubles, pickleball 2023, Tournament, Tournaments
Dylan Frazier will be on the mixed doubles podium for the first time since February coming up Sunday. It’s been that long. Thanks to an impressive run in a good field at the Beer City Open in Grand Rapids, Mich., Frazier and partner Lauren Stratman will be playing...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 21, 2023 | beer city open, Championship, championships, Finals, jaume martinez vich, Juame Martinez Vich, pickleball, ppa 2023, Tournament, Tournaments
Less than two months ago, Jaume Martinez Vich joked about how he was a nobody. “I’m just a Spanish boy living in Hawaii, playing pickleball and making it to Championship Sunday,” he said back in June at the Texas Open. That was then. Martinez Vich is a bit more of a...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 20, 2023 | All-Access, Andrea Koop, beer city, beer city open, charity, hannah johns, paul richards, pickleball, Players, ppa 2023, Stream, Tournament, Tournaments
Six years ago, it took a long conversation and a few beers to convince Paul Richards that he could run a successful pro pickleball tournament in Michigan. At first, Richards said, nope. Well, he admits he might have added a few words into his very declarative...
