University of South Carolina: GameCocks Online June 2020

Former tennis player now among world's best on another court

Leigh (Eichelberger) Waters may have put down the racket and hung up the lawyer suit, but the former South Carolina tennis player (1997-2001) picked up the paddle and has teamed up with her 13-year-old daughter, Anna Leigh, to become one of the top professional pickleball players in the world.

"It has allowed me to be competitive again," said Waters, who now lives in Delray Beach, Fla. "Who would have thought a 41-year-old could compete against 20-year-olds and win at a professional level? It's pretty cool.

"My daughter and I have contracts with pickleball paddle sponsors, and because we've been winning a lot, we're getting some decent prize money. Between the two, I decided this was a little more fun than 'lawyering.' So, I figured I would do this while I can!" (Read More)

Kids Day: 2018 US Open Pickleball

Kids Day: 2018 US Open Pickleball from Keith Bing on Vimeo.

Simone Jardim/Leigh Waters vs Kyle Yates/Anna Leigh Waters, 11

Jonny Pickleball Show

Jonny Pickleball Show Trailer July 2020




Jonny Pickleball Pre-Show Interview with Anna Leigh Waters, Leigh Waters and Kyle Yates



Highlight Reel (12+ mins)


Jonny Pickleball Show Fort Myers Racquet Club July 10, 2020

Paddletek "Until You Can't Miss" Ad (30 seconds)

Paddletek "Until You Can't Miss" Ad (30 seconds)

• go again
• until you strike just right (again and again)
• until the ball sings (again and again)
• until the other guy blinks (again and again)
• until the courts clear (again and again)
• and the Sun sets (again and again)
• until you see it in your sleep (again and again)
• and wake up swinging (again and again)
• go again (go again)
• until you can't miss (again and again)
• until you can't lose (again and again)
• go again (again and again)
• and again (and again)

Featured Pros

• Kyle Yates
• Leigh Eichelberger Waters
• Anna Leigh Waters
• Adam Stone

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Inside Florida Pickleball TV Show Interview

1:34 I'm sure you are happy to be out of the house? 1:51 Do you still play tennis? 2:05 When did you start playing pickleball? When did you team up to play professional pickleball? (1st Professional Tournament Gold Medal Match Highlights) 2:42 How is it playing with your mother? 3:30 What's the big difference in your doubles partners and getting that chemistry on the court? 4:28 Are nerves a factor? How about nationals? (Gold Medal Match Highlights) 5:33 Pickleball seems to have taken over your lifestyle? 6:15 Do you play singles? 6:43 Is there enough money in playing professional pickleball to do it 100 percent?

Part 2 (YouTube Time Codes)

12:58 How much time do you spend practicing together? Is it hard to fined people to practice with because you are so good?
13:46 How important is health and wellness?
15:09 When is your next event? How safe do you feel traveling? 
16:55 Are there college scholarships?
17:50 How do you guys get through the losses?

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

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