Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Pickleball is exploding, and it’s getting messy

 


Washington Post 

With multiple pro tours and new venues everywhere, pickleball’s growth shows no signs of slowing down. 

All eyes were on Anna Leigh Waters #AL 15, and Ben Johns, 23, a mixed doubles team and perhaps the two brightest stars in the rapidly expanding pickleball universe, phenoms changing the way the game is both played and perceived. Competing in the Baird Wealth Management Open, one of the biggest events staged by the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA), Waters and Johns are torchbearers for a young sport with a future as promising as it is unpredictable.

“You’ve got to remember that people couldn’t do anything, but they could go out in their driveway or in their cul-de-sac or the street or the park,” said Leigh Waters, one of the nation’s top doubles players who teams with her daughter Anna Leigh. “And they could do it with their family. It didn’t matter what age they were, what athletic ability they were.”

“I used to hear, like, ‘Ha-ha, that’s just an old-person sport,” the 15-year-old said with a laugh. “But now they see me on TV and stuff. Or they see that I’m playing with celebrities that they know. And I’m like: ‘I told you. Pickleball is a legit thing.’ ” (Read Article)

Monday, September 19, 2022

2022 PPA Peachtree Classic



Singles

33:19 Anna Leigh Waters vs Callie Smith (Interview) (Gold)

4:49:33 Anna Leigh Waters vs Irina Tereschenko 7:19:59 Anna Leigh Waters vs Anna Bright (Highlight)

Doubles

3:01:55 Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters vs Jessie Irvine/Anna Bright (Highlight, Highlight 2) (Interview) (Stats) (Gold)

3:09:04 Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters vs Parris Todd/Irina Tereschenko 9:26:54 Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters vs Lea Jansen/Catherine Parenteau

Mixed Doubles

4:54:41 Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns vs Riley Newman/Catherine Parenteau (Interview) (Stats) (Gold)

1:53:52 Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns vs Rachel Rettger/Alex Neumann 3:42:01 Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns vs Callie Smith/AJ Koller 6:32:20 Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns vs Jay Devilliers/Jessie Irvine

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

15 Year Old Anna Leigh Waters Wins 15th Pro Women's Singles Title

 

NOTE: The Links Below Go To The Gold Medal Matches On YouTube

Anna Leigh Waters PRO SINGLES TITLES

15) September 2022: PPA Baird Wealth Management Open, Cincinnati, OH (Lea Jansen)
14) August 2022: PPA Tournament Of Champions, Brigham City, UT (Lea Jansen)
13) May 2022: PPA Atlanta Open Atlanta, GA (Catherine Parenteau)
12) April 2022: PPA Red Rock, St. George, UT (Lea Jansen)
11) March 2022: PPA Austin Open, Austin, TX (Catherine Parenteau)
10) March 2022: PPA Riverland Open, Port St. Lucie, FL (Lea Jansen)


9) February 2022: PPA Ororo Indoor National Championships, Lakeville, MN (Irina Tereschenko)
8) February 2022: PPA Foot Solutions Arizona Grand Slam Mesa, AZ (Catherine Parenteau)
7) January 2022: PPA Carvana Desert Ridge Open Phoenix, AZ (Catherine Parenteau)
6) December 2021: Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships, Indian Well, CA (Jill Braverman)
5) November 2021: PPA Masters, La Quinta, CA (Lea Jansen)
4) October 2021: PPA Texas Open Shootout, Rockwell, TX (Lea Jansen)
3) September 2021: PPA Orlando Cup, Orlando, FL (Lea Jansen)
2) August 2021: Tournaments Of Champions, Brigham City, UT (Callie Smith)
1) August 2021: PPA Takeya Showcase, Newport Beach, CA (Catherine Parenteau)
 

2022 PPA Baird Wealth Management Open

 


Singles

1:07:50 Anna Bright vs Anna Leigh Waters


Doubles

3:56:45 Yana Grechkina/Irina Tereschenko vs Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters 6:10:14 Anna Bright/Jessie Irvine vs Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters

Mixed Doubles

1:44:32 Ben Johns/Anna Leigh Waters vs Salome Devidze/Mariano Yeh 3:32:25 Ben Johns/Anna Leigh Waters vs Patrick Smith/Irina Tereschenko 5:15:58 Ben Johns/Anna Leigh Waters vs AJ Koller/Callie Smith