Press Release:
Anna Leigh Waters, 12, and Leigh Waters Win National Women’s Pro Doubles Title
(Photo Credit: Carl Schmits, ProPickleball)
Twelve Year Old Anna Leigh Waters Wins
National Pro Pickleball Title With Her Mom
INDIAN WELLS, CA (November 14, 2019) - On Saturday night, Anna Leigh Waters,12, and her mother, Leigh Waters, won the 2019 Women’s Doubles Professional National Title at the Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships.
The annual tournament was held for the second year at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California.
In the Gold medal match, the dynamic mother-daughter duo lost the first game 6-11 to opponents Jessie Irvine, 30, and Catherine Parenteau,25, but their high intensity play allowed them to win the next two games and the National Women’s Doubles Pro Title: 11-8, 11-8.
Leigh also won a Gold Medal with Simone Jardim in Women's Doubles Skill/Age 5.0:35+ (Video Highlight) and Jeffrey Warnick in MIxed Doubles Skill/Age 5.0 35+. Anna Leigh won a Bronze Medal with Christine McGrath in the Women's Doubles Skill/Age 5.0:19+ bracket (Video Highlight).
The National Champions talked about winning their title and how Anna Leigh balances her professional pickleball career with school during the Katlyn Christian vs Michelle Esquivel Women’s Singles Pro Match Live @ Nationals YouTube live stream.