Pickleball Fire Podcast with Lynn Cherry

Pickleball Fire Podcast with Lynn Cherry

Discussion Topics

• How Hurricane Irma was a life changing event for the Waters
• The level at which Leigh and Anna Leigh started playing Pickleball tournaments
• Why the Waters game improved rapidly in 2018 and when Leigh realized 11-year-old Anna Leigh was ready to be her partner at the professional level
• Why the Waters did not play tournaments for most of 2020 and how they did in their first tournament in 2021
• Which part of the game Leigh and Anna Leigh worked on when they were training in 2020
• Whether Leigh or Anna Leigh’s game is now more aggressive
• Why the Waters were called tennis players on the Pickleball court when they first started playing
• How other sports have enhanced Anna Leigh’s Pickleball game
• Anna Leigh’s goals in sports and what she plans to achieve in the future
• How to make practice fun
• The music the Waters use for motivation during a tournament
• What they give up to play Pickleball
• Anna Leigh’s plans for her 14th birthday and how COVID-19 is impacting her party

Today Anna Leigh is 14 years old! Fans sent her Happy Birthday wishes on Facebook and Instagram

Kolter Homes Inside WORLD Pickleball Episode 7

 

Leigh reviewed 2020 on this edition of Inside WORLD Pickleball

Feb. 5, 2021: Kolter Homes Inside WORLD Pickleball Episode 10 Team Waters Interview clip

June 4, 2020: Kolter Homes Inside WORLD Pickleball Episode 1

2021 AAP Punta Gorda Pickleball Open

TeamWaters Pro Women's Doubles Gold Medal Winners
Silver Medal: Andrea Koop/Corrine Carr

Gold Medal Match Highlights/Interview (9+ mins) 

TeamWaters vs Andrea Koop/Corrine Carr (Watch Match)

TeamWaters vs Andrea Koop/Corrine Carr Highlights (7+ mins)

(TeamWaters down 10-5, 3rd Game) (2+ min reel)

2021 Schedule

1. January: Boca Bridges Invitational (Gold: Mixed Doubles - Leigh Waters/Kyle Yates, Bronze: Anna Leigh Waters/Joshua Elliott)
2. January: APP Punta Gorda Pickleball Open (Gold: Doubles,  Silver: Mixed Doubles -  Leigh Waters/Tyson McGuffin)
3. February: PPA Foot Solutions Arizona Grand Slam Qualifier
4. February: PPA Simone Jardim Florida Grand Slam
5. March: APP Delray Beach Pickleball Open  (Silver: Doubles )
6. April: Minto US Open Pickleball Championships (Bronze: Doubles, Singles AL, Split Age Doubles - Silver, Leigh Waters/Jennifer Dawson)
7. May: PPA Atlanta Georgia Open (Silver: Doubles, Bronze  - Mixed Doubles, AL/Tyson McGuffin) 
8. June: PPA Orange County Cup, San Clemente, CA (Silver - Doubles, AL Singles)
9. July: The Margaritaville PPA Underground Invitational, Fort Meyers, FL 
10. August: PPA The Takeya Showcase, Newport Beach, CA (Gold: Singles - AL, Bronze Doubles)
11. August: Tournaments Of Champions, Brigham City, UT (Gold: Singles AL, Bronze: Doubles)
12. September: PPA Orlando Cup, Orlando, FL (Gold: Singles AL, Doubles)
13. October: PPA Texas Open Shootout, Rockwell, TX (Gold: Singles AL, Silver: Doubles, Bronze Mixed Doubles - JW Johnson/Anna Leigh Waters)
14. October: PPA Championships, Las Vegas, NV (Silver: Singles AL, Doubles)
15. November: Major League Pickleball (Second Place for AL's Team: The Chimeras)
16. November: PPA Masters (Gold: Singles AL, Bronze: Mixed Doubles AL/Tyson McGuffin)
17. December: Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships, Indian Wells, CA (Gold: Singles AL, Doubles, Bronze: Mixed Doubles AL/Tyson McGuffin)

2020 Schedule

2019 Schedule
2017-2018 Schedule

2021 Boca Bridges Invitational Mixed Doubles

Gold: Kyle Yates/Leigh Waters
Silver: Joshua Elliott /Anna Leigh Waters
Bronze: Brandon Hubschman/Olivia McMillan 

 

Bronze Medal Match
Joshua Elliott /Anna Leigh Waters, 13 vs Brandon Hubschman/Olivia McMillan 

 

 Gold Medal Match
Joshua Elliott /Anna Leigh Waters, 13 vs Kyle Yates/Leigh Waters