by Sfapickleball | Jan 29, 2024 | All-Access, Ben Johns, CIBC PPA Tour Finals 2023, Collin Johns, Featured Player, Finals, gold medals, hyundai master, Hyundai Masters 2024, pickleball, pickleball 2024, pickleball masters, PPA, ppa 2024, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Riley Newman, Thomas Wilson
Ben and Collin Johns beating Riley Newman and Thomas Wilson to win the Men’s Doubles gold medals at the PPA Finals in December and again at the Masters in January was the same, but different. In both gold medal matches, the Johns brothers won in four games, losing the...
by Sfapickleball | Jan 17, 2024 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Collin Johns, Dylan Frazier, Finals, Hyundai Masters, Hyundai Masters 2024, masters 2024 pickleball, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2024, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Stats Wrap
Rancho Mirage, California. January 14, 2024. MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (10) Dylan Frazier def. (2) Federico Staksrud, 2-11, 11-7, 11-9. . MATCH NOTES: First PPA Singles title for Frazier (his second career Finals appearance). Frazier trailed 3-9 in Game Three. . CLEAN...
by Sfapickleball | 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...
by Sfapickleball | Jan 14, 2024 | Championship, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Hyundai Masters 2024, JW Johnson, pickleball, pickleball masters, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, quang duong, Tournament
When Quang Duong beat No. 1 Ben Johns in the round of 16 in the men’s singles bracket earlier in the week, it opened up all the possibilities. After all, if the best, most-prolific winner on tour is out, the rest of the field has to rest a bit easier. It’s got to...
by Sfapickleball | Jan 13, 2024 | All-Access, Brooke Buckner, Finals, Hyundai Masters, Hyundai Masters 2024, masters 2024 pickleball, pickleball, pickleball 2024, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Tournament
This one is for the moms, says Brooke Buckner. A quarterfinal win, a shot at the semifinals, and a shout-out to those moms who are out there dinking and driving. “Just keep playing,” Buckner said. That’s what she did Friday at the PPA Tour’s Hyundai Masters, getting...
by Sfapickleball | Jan 12, 2024 | 2024 hyundai masters, 2024 masters pickleball, Ben Johns, ben johns upset, Finals, Hyundai Masters, Hyundai Masters 2024, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, quang duong, Tournaments, upset pickleball
Tennis is still Quang Duong’s life, but pickleball is his expertise. And after a win against Ben Johns at the PPA’s first event of the season – the Hyundai Masters – it’s easy to see why. Duong outlasted world No. 1 ranked Johns in three games, 11-7, 7-11, 11-6 in the...
