Top Seeds, Upsets, and Injury: Breaking Down Wednesday Afternoon’s Pro Action

by | Nov 9, 2023 | BioFreeze USA Pickleball National Championships 2023, Callie Smith, Championship, Christian Alshon, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Finals, Jessie Irvine, Lacy Schneemann, Lina Padegimaite, Meghan Dizon, Pablo Tellez, Parris Todd, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Riley Newman, Stream, Vivienne David

Pro singles, gender doubles, and mixed doubles play kicked off on Wednesday at the Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships. With an unfortunate injury and upsets in mixed doubles, here are snapshots from a busy afternoon of play at Brookhaven Country Club. On...

New format, notable upsets, favorites advance

by | Nov 9, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, BioFreeze USA Pickleball National Championships 2023, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Chris Haworth, Collin Johns, Connor Garnett, day 1, Jorja Johnson, Lina Padegimaite, Meghan Dizon, national championships, new format, pickleball, PPA, ppa 2023, round of 32, Tournament, usa pickleball nationals, usap nationals, Yates Johnson

Day 1 of a new championship and Day 1 of a new format. But a lot of the same for the top players. Ben Johns advanced in singles, mixed doubles and men’s doubles, Anna Leigh Waters advanced in all three brackets as well and the National Championships in Dallas is now...

Celebrating Mothers on the PPA Tour

by | May 15, 2023 | 2023, Allyce Jones, Brooke Buckner, Lina Padegimaite, Lindsey Newman, mom, mother, mothers day, pickleball, PPA, pro, Sports, Tour, Tournament

There’s no balance between being a mother and being a pickleball player. “I don’t believe in having balance in life,” said Allyce Jones. “I’m not balancing it,” said Lindsey Newman. “I’m not balancing,” said Brooke Buckner. When it comes to mothers who compete on the...

Default Due to Paddle Legality in Newport on Saturday

by | Apr 23, 2023 | compliancy, default, failed, Finals, forfeit, GAMMA, Jill Braverman, Lacy Schneemann, legal, Lina Padegimaite, News, paddle testing, Paddles, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, results, Sarah Ansboury, Sports, testing, Tour, Tournament, Tournaments, USA Pickleball, USAP

Sarah Ansboury and her partner, Jill Braverman were forced to forfeit their quarterfinal match Saturday at the PPA Tour’s OGIO Newport Beach Shootout due to Ansboury’s Gamma Obsidian Raw Carbon 16mm paddle testing over the official limits. According to Sam...