Simi-Finals (3/5): Irina Tereschenko/Lucy Kovalova vs Leigh Waters/Anna Leigh Waters, 12 24:22 What an amazing point! (no audio) 25:22 Audio arrives! We know the score for the first time: 7-8-1 28:02 Sound goes south. Frames are lost...
33:46 Start Game #2 37:58 Lucy's ATP gets her off the court and Leigh hits it back 38:26 What a back and forth point! 49:50 AL amazing down the line winner
Semi-Finals Match: Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters vs Lucy Kovalova/Irina Tereschenko (NOTE: Audio begins at 25:22) Highlight: 1:31:59 During an intense rally at the NVZ line, Leigh poaches a winner down the middle in the 5th game for 8-8-2.
Pickleball is a multi-generational family paddle sport created for all skill levels that combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong.
At its core, pickleball was created because, like many parents, its inventors found themselves searching for an answer to their children’s cries of summer boredom. It started in 1965 on Bainbridge Island when Joel Pritchard, a former Washington congressman, and Bill Bell, a businessman, returned to the Pritchards’ house from a round of golf to find their children idling around. Unsatisfied with the lack of activity, Pritchard and Bell went in search of badminton equipment, since the property already had a court. However, when the pair couldn’t find enough rackets, they improvised with ping pong paddles and plastic balls. The Local Origin of Pickleball by Carli Ricker (October 3, 2019) South Sound Magazine
CBS News Early Show 2010:
Taryn Winter Brill delved into "PickleBall" craze and got some lessons in Central Fla.
The USA Pickleball Association is the national governing body for the sport of pickleball in the US and provides players with official rules, tournaments, rankings and promotional materials.
In an incredible match at the Florida Grand Slam, world-class players Simone Jardim (US Open Triple Crown Winner) and Corrine Carr (Jardim’s US Open partner) were defeated by Leigh Waters and her daughter, Anna Leigh Waters, who is only 12-years-old.
* AL did not accept the prize money due to potential conflict with future AAU rules
Tournaments 2017
Facebook Video Nov. 2017: Practicing for Delray Beach Classic
12/08/17 Florida State Pickleball Championship
11/17/17 Delray Beach Gamma Pickleball Classic (Photos) Anna Leigh's first tournament took place in November 2017 at the Delray Beach Gamma Pickleball Classic (Nov. 17-19), where she earned a gold medal in Women's Doubles alongside Pickler founder Stacie Townsend.
