It’s the game that’s suddenly everywhere, one of the fastest growing sports in America. It’s not tennis. It’s not badminton. It’s Pickleball, and it’s no longer just for retirees. More and more young people are picking up the paddle, and it’s won over celebrities from the Kardashians to Leo DiCaprio. Now, Pickleball is going professional, and a mom-daughter duo from Florida are taking the sport by storm. (NBC News Dec. 14, 2021)
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Desert Sun: Pickleball champions: Anna Leigh Waters, Tyson McGuffin, Riley Newman all win double-gold
Pickleball's 14-year-old wunderkind Anna Leigh Waters has officially changed the conversation when it comes to her playing prowess.
The talk used to be about how she was such a good player for being so young. Now when her name comes up the conversation is more like "Is she the best pickleball player in the world?"
Waters picked up another impressive double victory Sunday at the Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championship held in Indian Wells. She won the women's singles title and the women's doubles with her playing partner, and mom, Leigh Waters. (Read More)
Monday, December 13, 2021
2021 #1 Singles Pro Player: Anna Leigh Waters
After taking gold at the Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships, Anna Leigh finishes the year as the #1 pro singles player in the World Pickleball Rankings!
Anna Leigh's 2021 professional singles titles:
August: PPA The Takeya Showcase, Newport Beach, CA
August: Tournaments Of Champions, Brigham City, UT
September: PPA Orlando Cup, Orlando, FL
October: PPA Texas Open Shootout, Rockwell, TX
November: PPA Masters, La Quinta, CA
December: Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships, Indian Well, CA
Saturday, December 11, 2021
2021 Nationals
Singles
2:32:21 Anna Leigh Waters vs Jill Braverman
4:00:34 Irina Tereschenko vs Anna Leigh Waters
Mixed Doubles
2:10 Catherine Parenteau/JW Johnson vs Anna Leigh Waters/Tyson McGuffin 1:09:29 Riley Newman/Lindsey Newman vs Anna Leigh Waters/Tyson McGuffin 2:40:30 Leigh Waters/Dave Weinbach vs Anna Leigh Waters/Tyson McGuffin 3:21:51 Catherine Parenteau/JW Johnson vs Anna Leigh Waters/Tyson McGuffin Leigh Waters/Dave Weinbach vs Mary Brascia/Daniel Roditi
The Tyson McGuffin Show - Point Analysis: Riley Newman/Lindsey Newman vs Anna Leigh Waters/Tyson McGuffin
Doubles
11:27 Leigh Waters/Anna Leigh Waters vs Maggie Brascia/Mary Brascia
2:00:27 Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters vs Andrea Koop/Lucy Kovalova (Highlights)
Lea Jansen/Irina Tereschenko vs Leigh Waters/Anna Leigh Waters #AL (Gold Medal Match)
Highlight: TeamWaters vs Jessie Irvine/Catherine Parenteau
Sunday Notebook: Anna Leigh Waters, Tyson McGuffin, and Riley Newman All Earn Double Gold
2021 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships Pro Portrait
YOUTH FOR HISTORY
Pickleball’s 14-year-old phenom Anna Leigh Waters picked up another impressive double victory on Championship Sunday taking Gold in the Pro Women’s Doubles and Pro Women’s Singles divisions making her the youngest player in history to win at Nationals. Anna Leigh also won a Bronze medal in Pro Mixed Doubles to top off the week.
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| 2021 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships Pro Portrait |
WATERS REPEAT
Anna Leigh Waters and Leigh Waters took a straight-set victory to become back-to-back Gold medalists in the Pro Women’s Doubles division. This power mother-daughter duo shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon and will surely be back looking for the three-peat in 2022.
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Pickler The Podcast - Episode #2 - Team Waters Hits the Mic
Pickler The Podcast - Episode #2
#TeamWaters Hits the Mic
The Waters, joins hosts Stacie Townsend and John "The People's Champ" Davison.
Team Waters discuss defending their national championship title, winning mindsets, good days and bad days on the pickleball court, and answer 20 questions related to pickleball and life.
00:11 - Introduction to Episode #2
01:03 - First Ever Pickler The Podcast Guests
02:00 - Hi Team Waters!
03:14 - 2019 USA Pickleball National Championships Recap
04:54 - Anna Leigh Waters' Mindset on the Pickleball Court
08:00 - Winning Point at Nationals
11:45 - Good Days & Bad Days with Pickleball
14:52 - Anna Leigh Waters' Pro Journey
16:26 - Energy Is Key on the Court
22:05 - How Team Waters' Stays Motivated
27:57 - 20 Questions with Team Waters
28:16 What is the one thing you are better at than pickleball?
30:00 What are you always yelling at Anna Leigh about?
30:14 What is your favorite desert?
30:56 What are your roles on the pickleball court?
31:50 What is the biggest purchase you have made with your prize money?
32:29 If you ran the PPA, what is the biggest change you would make?
39:32 Is it tough to go from singles to doubles on finals day?
40:28 Favorite place to play pickleball
42:25 Travel tip
43:35 If you are not playing pickleball, what are you doing?
46:28 If you were in charge of the rules to pickleball, what rule would you change?
50:00 Do you have any superstitions?
51:29 Funniest thing a fan has said to you?
52:56 Best tip to take to the courts?
53:48 What one question you wished we asked Anna Leigh?
55:26 What one question you wished we asked Leigh?
56:35 At what age you think you will be when the commentator stops saying how old you are?
58:55 How does Stephen Waters (Anna Leigh's father and Leigh's husband) deal with you two playing against each other?
1:02:55 MLP
1:06:54 Team Waters is ...
1:07:42 - Outro to Episode #2
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
2021 Nationals: Anna Leigh - Guest Commentator
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| Anna Leigh and Dominic Catalano |
On the first day at Nationals, Anna Leigh was the guest commentator on the below matches:
1:47:36 Kris Anderson/Natalie Bagby vs Beth Belleamy/Anna Shirley (Commentary: Mark Renneson ) 2:45:49 Jennifer Lucore/Alex Hamner vs Beth Belleamy/Anna Shirley (Commentary: Mark Renneson)
3:39:17 Cammy MacGregor/Jennifer Dawson vs Beth Bellamy/Anna Shirley (Commentary: Dominic Catalano) 4:19:04 Jennifer Lucore/Alex Hamner vs Kris Anderson/Natalie Bagby (Commentary: Dominic Catalano)
#pickleballnationals #2021usapickleball #usapickleballnationals #USAPickleball #Margaritaville #IndianWellsTennisGarden
Thursday, December 2, 2021
InPickleball Magazine: #TeamWaters Interview - First/Last
It’s ball in the family for Leigh and Anna Leigh Waters. The mother and daughter pickleball partners—and 2019 National Champions—discuss everything from life lessons to lost Lululemon. (Photo: Beth Studenberg)
InPickleball Interview Questions
- FIRST TIME YOU EVER PLAYED PICKLEBALL TOGETHER?
- FIRST TIME YOU REALIZED YOU MADE A GREAT TEAM?
- LAST PICKLEBALL SKILL YOU MASTERED?
- LAST THING YOU DO BEFORE HITTING THE COURT TO PSYCH YOURSELVES UP?
- THIS ONE IS FOR ANNA LEIGH. LAST TIME YOU THOUGHT, MY MOM IS THE COOLEST!?
- FOR LEIGH: LAST TIME YOU THOUGHT, MY DAUGHTER IS THE COOLEST!?
- LAST TIME YOU THOUGHT, OH, MOM!?
- LAST TIME YOU THOUGHT, I CAN’T BELIEVE SHE DID THAT?
- LAST LESSON YOU LEARNED—EITHER IN LIFE OR IN PICKLEBALL?
- LAST TIME YOU THOUGHT, I CAN’T BELIEVE SHE DID THAT?
- LAST QUESTION: LAST DREAM COME TRUE?
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