2023 Major League Pickleball Mesa

 

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20:07 New Jersey 5's vs St. Louis Shock

• Fault! James Ignatowitch - Aggressive Split Step At The NVZ Line
• Anna Leigh Waters Loses Her Hat and Glasses Racing Sideline To Sideline Playing A Dreambreaker Against Simone Jardim.

6:50:08 New Jersey 5's vs. New York Hustlers

19:35 New Jersey 5's vs. Milwaukee Mashers (WD: Highlight)

3:59:19 New Jersey 5's vs. CA BLQK Bears

New Jersey 5's

Anna Leigh Waters, Lea Jansen, James Ignatowich, Hayden Patriquin

St. Louis Shock

Jay Devilliers, Simone Jardim, Allyce Jones, Erik Lange

New York Hustlers

Anna Bright, Tyson McGuffin, Rafa Hewett, Lacy Schneemann

California BLQK Bears

Andrea Koop, Dylan Frazier, Federico Staksrud, Maggie Brascia Milwaukee Mashers

Callie Jo Smith, Lucy Kovalova, Andrei Daescu, DJ Young

Press

• NML Blog: 2023 Mesa Season 1 – Live Random Thoughts
  
• Tennis.com: MLP Mesa shows pickleball can be just as easy to consume as it is to play

"On Saturday, January 28, fans at MLP Mesa, at Legacy Sports USA—a massive, 320-acre sports and entertainment complex—witnessed a clash between the New Jersey 5’s and St. Louis Shock. Within that match-up, we saw New Jersey’s Anna Leigh Waters and Hayden Patriquin take down St. Louis’ duo of Simone Jardim and Jay Devilliers in an intense mixed doubles match.
The significance of that result is that Waters is just 16 years old, while Patriquin is only 17. That’s a doubles team with a combined age of 33 years on this planet, yet one of their opponents, Jardim, is 43." - (Tennis.com)

Carvana Surprises World’s No. 1 Female Pickleball Player Anna Leigh Waters With One-of-a-Kind Sweet 16 Gift

 

Leading Online Auto Retailer Stuns Rising Pickleball Star With Her New Dream Ride At Signature Car Vending Machine

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carvana, an industry pioneer for buying and selling used cars online, recently surprised pickleball star Anna Leigh Waters with her new dream ride, in celebration of the burgeoning athlete’s 16th birthday. With the help of Anna Leigh’s mother and favorite double’s partner, Leigh, the Carvana team planned and executed the heartwarming surprise moment at one of the company’s signature Car Vending Machines.

“So we decided to follow-up on our promise to create joyful experiences and drive people happy and create a one-of-a-kind birthday surprise for one of our favorite pickleball players.”

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Anna Leigh was under the impression that she would be touring one of Carvana’s 33 state-of-the-art steel and glass Car Vending Machines when she dropped in the commemorative, oversized Carvana coin and activated the automated vending process. Little did she know she would be getting a front-row seat to watch her vehicle descend through the brightly lit vending structure from the heart of the all-glass tower. And while Anna Leigh may be anything but your typical 16-year-old, the exhilarating thrill a young adult experiences sitting behind the wheel of their very first car applies to anyone—even an emerging pro athlete who has taken the pickleball world by storm and shot to the pinnacle of a wildly exploding sport last year. Now, Anna Leigh’s birthday ride can represent a small token of Carvana’s dedication to serving up happiness in the pickleball community.

“At Carvana, we know 16th birthdays are a really big deal. That’s because there’s nothing quite like sitting in the driver’s seat of your first vehicle,” said Ryan Keeton, Carvana co-founder and Chief Brand Officer. “So we decided to follow-up on our promise to create joyful experiences and drive people happy and create a one-of-a-kind birthday surprise for one of our favorite pickleball players.”

“When the car came down the Vending Machine and they handed me the keys—I couldn’t believe it! My parents and Carvana really pulled off quite the surprise. Thank you Carvana for making 16, and the start of the pickleball season, so sweet already,” added Waters.

This year, Carvana will champion America’s fastest growing sport at 25 tour stops across the country as the title sponsor of the Carvana PPA Tour – the home of all things pickleball and the pro circuit where professional pickleball players such as Waters compete. With the Carvana PPA Tour as the engine for pickleball’s meteoric growth thanks to its inclusive tournament structure, pro player personalities, robust broadcast partnerships, largest prize pool in history, and dynamic approach to fan engagement, the tour is positioned to attract millions of new fans and players alike in 2023. (Read More)

Kitchen Konversations: Interview With Leigh and Anna Leigh Waters

 

Leigh and Anna Leigh Waters: Rising Tide

0:00 Intro New Kitchen Konversation Podcast 1:35 Leigh and Anna Leigh Waters 2:40 Foray into pickleball 6:16 The maturity of a fifteen year old 7:46 Anna Leigh's competition 11:36 Dominance + Pickleball IQ 13:40 Coaching from the bench 17:06 Coaching The 5's in MLP 19:36 New partnership with Anna Bright 27:36 Paddle Technology 34:16 Mother/Daughter relationship 36:05 State of pro pickleball 38:15 Tennis and soccer background 41:21 ACL 43:36 Leigh's wardrobe 44:35 Transition from playing to coaching 47:04 Christian Alshon 51:20 Pickleball growing pains 55:05 Training 57:36 Team Waters 58:35 Getting to 5.0

NOTE: Today, is Anna Leigh's 16th Birthday.

2023 Schedule

Anna Leigh Won 22 Pro Singles Titles and 9 Triple Crowns Before Her 15th Birthday (January 26)

 2023 Pro Tournaments

1. January: PPA Hyundai Masters Powered by Invited (Palm Springs, CA)  (Triple Crown #9)
2. January: MLP #1 - Bell Bank Park (Mesa, AZ)
3. February: PPA Desert Ridge Open (Scottsdale, AZ) (Triple Crown #10)
4. February: PPA Foot Solutions Arizona Grand Slam (Mesa, AZ)
5. March:  PPA Red Clay Hot Sauce Florida Open, Daytona, FL
6. March: PPA Austin Showdown (Austin, TX) (Triple Crown #11)
7. March: MLP #2 - Daytona, FL
8. May: PPA North Carolina Open (Triple Crown #12)
9. May: PPA Atlanta Open (Triple Crown #13)
10. June: PPA Texas Open (Triple Crown #14)
11. June: PPA Orange County Cup (San Clemente, CA) (Triple Crown #15)
12. June: MLP #3 - San Clemente, CA
13. July: PPA Denver Open (Centennial, CO) (Triple Crown #16)
14. July: PPA Seattle Open (Seattle, WA) (Triple Crown #17)
15. August: PPA Takeya Showcase (Newport Beach, CA)
16. August: PPA Kansas City Open (Triple Crown #18)
17. September: PPA Cincinnati Open (Ohio) (Triple Crown #19)
18. September: MLP #4 - Atlanta, GA
19. October: PPA Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV) (Triple Crown #20)
20. November: MLP #5 - (Dallas, TX)
21. November: USAP/PPA Nationals - (Dallas, TX) (Triple Crown #21)
22. November: PPA Hertz Gold Cup (Daytona Beach, FL)
23. Thu Nov 30 - Sun Dec 3: PPA The Finals (San Clemente, CA)
24. Thu Dec 7 - Sun Dec 10: MLP #6 - San Clemente, CA
25. Thu Dec 14 - Sun Dec 17: PPA ALL STAR (Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas) 

Johns And Waters Both Win Triple Crowns At PPA Season Opener

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The first Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) tour event of the 2023 season is in the books, and the two top pro players both picked up right where they left off. Both the Men’s and Women’s current #1 players Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters cruised to take “Triple Crowns” on the weekend, each winning their Pro Singles, Pro Doubles, and then playing together to capture the Mixed Pro Doubles titles. (Read More)

2023 PPA Hyundai Masters

 

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Singles

7:13:20 Anna Leigh Waters vs Irina Tereschenko

1:44:21 Anna Leigh Waters vs Lenga Satuala

Anna Leigh Waters vs Lea Jansen (Gold)

Mixed Doubles

39:39 Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns vs Alec Weller/Reyna Ash

3:39:50 Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns vs Anna Bright/Dylan Frazier 5:31:08 Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns vs Catherine Parenteau/Tyson McGuffin

Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns vs Riley Newman/Jessie Irvine (Gold)

Doubles

1:05:00 Anna Leigh Waters/Anna Bright vs Jessie Irvine/Irina Tereschenko (Highlight) (Interview)

Anna Leigh Waters/Anna Bright vs Callie Jo Smith/Lucy Kovalova (Gold)

NML Blog: PPA Tour Masters and APP Tour Punta Gorda – 5 Takeaways

ANNA LEIGH WATERS HAS A GYM BAG CHOCKFUL OF PICKLEBALL KNOWLEDGE

THE NO. 1 RANKED FEMALE PLAYER SHARES THE ESSENTIALS NEEDED FOR THIS HOT SPORT.

“Pickleball is so athletic, and the points are so long. It’s just a really cool and different sport to watch,” Waters said. “A lot of people compare it to tennis, but if you watch a doubles match in pickleball, there are so many lobs, drop shots, and fast hands — there’s just a variety of things and every point doesn’t look the same.”
M&F caught up with Anna Leigh Waters as she unpacked and walked us through some of her court favorites. (Read More: Muscle and Fitness) 

 

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