OVERALL TOP 5:
- ANY VOLUNTEERS? Carvana PPA Tour’s first visit to Tennessee
- SLY AS A FOX: National Fox network window from 1-3pm Eastern on Championship Sunday
- BRIGHT SPOT: Anna returns with Rohrabacher and Alshon in mixed
- PIZZA PIZZA: Gabe Tardio’s slice propelled him to gold in KC, will it work again?
- OPEN BOOK: This event is an Open with 1000 points going to the winners
VENUE/TOURNEY/TV:
- Event #15 of the year.
- First ever trip to the Volunteer state so no defending medalists.
- Big week for pickleball on national Fox.
- Broadcast start times are 11am Eastern Thursday through Sunday.
- Full coverage on Pickleball TV (Prime Video, Roku, Samsung TV Plus, LG, and many more).
WOMEN’S SINGLES:
- AL Waters (1) is back in singles after not playing in KC due to the Pickle n Pucks event.
- Brooke Buckner (5) roars into Tennessee after winning in Kansas City.
- Kaitlyn Christian (6) took out Parenteau in KC on her way to the semis.
- Genie Bouchard (16) looks to make a singles run in Tennessee.
- WATCH OUT FOR: Salome Devidze (4), singles specialist and always dangerous – has the only win over Waters in 2024.
MEN’S SINGLES:
- Staksrud (1) looks to return to Championship Sunday after losing to McGuffin in KC.
- KC winner Connor Garnett not in the draw.
- Big Poppa Jimmy (36) is playing singles – first round date with the talented Noe Khlif (31).
- Big H (13) vs. McGuffin (3) intriguing potential round of 16 matchup.
- WATCH OUT FOR: Ben Johns (2) – back in singles this week and looking to make up ground in the points race vs. Staksrud.
MIXED DOUBLES:
- Dekel Bar and Tina Pisnik (4) are back together and a tough out.
- Parenteau and Daescu (7) – Catherine playing with a variety of partners post Sock.
- AB and Alshon are the (2) – energy galore in this talented duo.
- WATCH OUT FOR: The Johnsons (3) – Played an epic final in KC, falling just short to Johns/Waters in a 5 game thriller.
WOMEN’S DOUBLES:
- Waters and Parenteau are 98-1 as a team. Not a typo.
- Jade Kawamoto and Schneemann (3) were terrific in KC, grabbing silver and back again in TN.
- Lea Jansen and Tina Pisnik (4) looking to return to the podium.
- WATCH OUT FOR: Rohrabacher/Bright (2) – will they get another shot at ALW/CP?
MEN’S DOUBLES:
- Frazier and Johnson (1): 4 golds and 2 silvers in their last 6 events.
- Johns brothers (2) gold medal drought continues – does the magic return this week?
- Ignatowich/Daescu (7) – is a big run forthcoming from this tall, south Florida duo?
- WATCH OUT FOR: Staksrud/Tardio (5) – they won the KC title with a 3 straight games victory in the final, taking out the red hot Frazier and Johnson.
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