Upsetting day Thursday in North Carolina

by | Apr 4, 2024 | fanatics sportsbook north carolina cup, Finals, Juame Martinez Vich, Maggie Brascia, north carolina cup, North Carolina Cup 2024, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, round of 16, Sarah Ansboury, Tournament

The last time the PPA Tour was in action Anna Bright and Matt Wright were the big winners. Bright won a pair of gold medals and was the player of the tournament in Austin, scoring a pair of wins in mixed doubles and in women’s doubles, beating the seemingly unbeatable...

Daescu and Bright win two golds each and end runs by Johns and Waters

by | Mar 18, 2024 | 2024 tournament, andrei daescu, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Championship, championship monday, Championship Sunday, Finals, gold medal, pickleball, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Rachel Rohrabacher, Tournament, Veolia Austin Open 2024

Streak stoppers!  What a week for Andrei Daescu and what a way to win a pair of gold medals. Hard to imagine anyone could do better. But Anna Bright might have done just that. Daescu won a pair of golds. Bright won a pair of golds and Anna Leigh Waters’ golden streak...

Johns, Sock Play for First Time + New Women’s Finalists

by | Mar 15, 2024 | Austin open, Ben Johns, Championship, Federico Staksrud, Finals, jack sock, Jorja Johnson, Judit Castillo, kaitlyn christian, mens singles, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, singles day, Tournament, Veolia Austin Open 2024, veolia austin open powered by invited, womens singles

Jack Sock may be the future of men’s singles on the PPA Tour, but Ben Johns is certainly the present. Now, on the women’s side? Well, let’s just put a pin in that and circle back later, because for the second-consecutive tournament, the bracket is wide open. Johns...

Grateful for the journey, Nsekpong is back in the singles game

by | Mar 13, 2024 | amateur pickleball, austin open 2024, pickleball, pickleball tournament, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Tournament, veolia, Veolia Austin Open 2024, veolia austin open powered by invited

Brandon Nsekpong has been around pickleball for so long, there’s not enough time in the day to hear all of the ways he and his game have changed. “How long do you have?” he said with a laugh from Austin, Texas, Wednesday after he moved into the main draw of the PPA...