Saturday, May 30, 2020

2020 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships

Anna Leigh's photo is on the front page of the 2020 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships website (May 2020).

The 2020 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships will be held October 31 – November 8, 2020 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California.

#PickleballNationalsRewind
Rising teen sensation Anna Leigh Waters (12) faced off against consistent superstar pro Simone Jardim in the Women’s Singles Open Division. Waters looked to add to her winnings for the tournament, as she had already won Gold in the Women’s Doubles Open Division alongside her partner (and mom!) Leigh Waters. (Web Page)


Match Highlight Reel

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Morgan Evans: More or Less Pickleball Podcast


May 26, 2020: Morgan Evans interview Team Waters  Listen To The Podcast (49+ minutes)  


0:48 Interesting times - Over 2 months of quarantine 1:16 What are you doing to past the time? 1:25 What is AL baking? 1:44 Are you using dry instant yeast? 2:40 Morgan's sad sourdough starter story 3:54 Planning for Pizza - When we want pizza, we want it now. We are not big planners. 4:28 Are you making your own pizza sauce? 5:37 Naming Morgan's food processor - AL: "Bob"? 6:27 Lockdown 7:08 Taking precautions teaching pickleball during the pandemic 9:47 Life after Nationals 11:11 Creating a COVID vaccine - Holiday Inn Commercials 12:15 The new team - Simone/Lucy 13:24 AL - Who is the best person you have beaten in singles? 15:17 AL - How do your friends treat you as a professional athlete? 17:07 AL as a role model for kids 17:48 The Team Waters Coast-to-Coast challenge 19:28 Drilling 20:52 Skinny Singles - It is in but it is out! 30:41 Soccer, Pickleball, Fortnite? 33:02 Style of play 35:36 Deeper Waters 39:10 Q&A Mother vs Daughter Game






2019 Atlanta Open Mixed Doubles

Leigh Waters/Morgan Evans vs Lucy Kovalova/Matt Wright