PPA 2021 Rocky Mountain Championship: Singles

 

The entire live stream for Singles was deleted. 

If matches are published in the future, they will be available on this page.

Anna Leigh Waters makes history winning pro pickleball tournament

SUN SENTINEL

 

While most teens her age are attending camps and enjoying their summer vacations, Anna Leigh Waters has been touring the country playing in professional pickleball events.

The Delray Beach 14-year-old recently made history when she became the youngest player ever to win a professional pickleball singles championship. 

Waters topped Catherine Parenteau (Montreal, Canada) to win the Professional Pickleball Association Takeya Showcase $90K Payout at the Tennis & Pickleball Club at Newport Beach (California).

 
“It feels amazing,” said Waters, who won in thrilling fashion in a 5-set match. She won the first game against the world’s third-ranked player, 11-3, but dropped the next two 11-8 and 11-9 before rallying to win the next two sets and the match 11-6, 11-2.

“I’ve been working really hard to get there and I had to beat all the top pro women singles players to get to the finals,” Waters said. “Winning my first pro singles tournament is a big step in my pickleball career.”

After falling behind 2-1 in the championship match, Waters believed she could rally to win.

“Well I knew since I had won the first game that I could still win the match and I just told myself to keep trying to execute my plan,” she said. “In the fourth game, I really did execute my plan, which gave me the confidence to finish out the fifth game by winning 11-2.

By winning the tournament, she pocketed $2,500 and also received bonuses from her sponsors. She said she saves all of her money and puts it into a savings account.

In June, Waters fell in the Pro Women’s Singles Final match to Lea Jansen, 29, at the PPA Orange County Cup in San Clemente (California), 8-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-7, 11-8.

“I learned a lot from my last match of being in a final and I put a lot of those things toward this match,” Waters said. “There are a lot more people coming in (to playing pickleball) and I think the sport is evolving. The sport is getting faster. Some of the points we have are really incredible.”

Anna Leigh and her mother Leigh Waters, 42, first picked up the sport in 2017 when Hurricane Irma forced them to evacuate their Delray Beach home and stay with Leigh’s parents for a couple of weeks as they waited out the storm in Pennsylvania. Leigh’s father, Neil Eichelberger, introduced them to the sport and from there they were hooked.

Anna Leigh Waters is Top 10 in the world in women’s professional pickleball and competes in all three divisions — Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, and Singles. At only 14, she is the youngest professional pickleball player in history.

Anna Leigh kept playing alongside her mother and two years later, they stunned the pickleball world by defeating US Open Triple Crown winner Simone Jardim and Corrine Carr at the Florida Grand Slam.

Anna Leigh continues to rank among the best in the world, taking home gold in tournaments across the nation, including the US Open and USAPA Nationals. Anna Leigh and her mother captured the 2019 USAPA Margaritaville National Championships at Indian Wells, California.

“Since I didn’t play in 2020 due to COVID and everyone else continued to play, I had zero points coming into this tournament,” she said. “Now that I won, I have the confidence to go forward and know that I can reach the No. 1 ranking.”  

APP 2021 New Jersey Open: Pro Mixed Doubles

 

Jorja Johnson/JW Johnson vs Michelle Esquivel/Zane Navratil 

Live Stream #5

0:01 Jorja Johnson/JW Johnson vs Sari Lee/Stephen Henricks 34:53 Martina Kochli /Rob Cassidy vs Michelle Esquivel/Zane Navratil 1:46:35 Henderson/Sperling vs Halahan/Alvarado

 

3:11 Lauren Stratman/Rob Nunnery vs Michelle Esquivel/Zane Navratil 57:16 Sarah Ansboury/Rafa Hewett vs Annica Cooper/Juan Arraya 1:49:38 Sarah Ansboury/Rafa Hewett vs Lauren Stratman/Rob Nunnery 3:21:30 Julie Johnson/Mircea Marariu vs Eva Welsher/Rick Witsken

4:36:19 Sarah Ansboury/Rafa Hewett vs Michelle Esquivel/Zane Navratil

NML Blog 

Preview #2 for the APP Tour New Jersey Open

Tournament Player List

• Lee,Sari/Henricks,Stephen
• Cooper,Annica/Arraya,Juan
• Gehrke,Kasandra/Cincola,John
• Stratman,Lauren/Nunnery,Rob
• Ryan,Rebecca/Long,Brendon
• Ansboury,Sarah/Hewett,Rafa
• Kochli,Martina/Cassidy,Rob
• Johnson,Jorja/Johnson,Jw
• Esquivel,Michelle/Navratil,Zane
• Hall,Megan/Helton,Dylan
• McMillan,Olivia/Merchant,Altaf
• Kiro,Lynn/Innes,Mark
• Mueller,Kristen/Clemmer,Troy
• Moore,Shannon/Dobran,Jim
• Oshiro,Bobbi/Goldberg,Johnny
• Gaines,Katie/Seward,Kaden
• Kelly,Dottie/Phillips,Jp

PPA 2021 Takeya Showcase: Doubles and MxD Gold

Championship Court Stream #1 

3:03 Kyle Yates/Joey Farias vs Rob Nunnery/Rob Cassidy 1:04:52 Ben Johns/Matt Wright vs DJ Young/AJ Koller 1:43:23 Dekel Bar/Adam Stone vs Tyler Loong/Spencer Smith

Stream #2

0:01 Dekel Bar/Adam Stone vs Tyler Loong/Spencer Smith 20:34 Lauren Stratman/Corrine Carr vs Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters 52:46 Irina Tereschenko/Callie Smith vs Jill Braverman/Susannah Barr 1:25:27 Lucy Kovalova/Simone Jardim vs Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters

Stream #3 (Video freezes at 35:45?)

20:13 Ben Johns/Matt Wright vs Jay Devilliers/Patrick Smith 1:28:17 Riley Newman/Tyson McGuffin vs Adam Stone/Dekel Bar 2:38:08 Dekel Bar/Adam Stone vs DJ Young/AJ Koller 3:18:44 Ben Johns/Simone Jardim vs Lucy Kovalova/Matt Wright (Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match)

Stream #4

1:02 Dekel Bar/Adam Stone vs Jay Devilliers/Patrick Smith (Game 2)

1:43 Adam Stone Foot Fault - Late Call 31:33 Dawson/Lopez vs Bellamy/Witsken (SR Mixed Doubles)

Pro Women's Gold Medal Match (3-5)

1:06:30 Lucy Kovalova/Simone Jardim vs Callie Smith/Irina Tereschenko (Start Game 1)

0:01 Lucy Kovalova/Simone Jardim vs Callie Smith/Irina Tereschenko (Game 1: 2-4)

Pro Men's Gold Medal Match (3-5)

12:38 Ben Johns/Matt Wright vs Tyson McGuffin/Riley Newman

 

Court #2 Stream

2:20:18 Venice Chan/Sarah Ansboury vs Christine McGrath/Annica Cooper 3:01:51 Lea Jansen/Michelle Esquivel vs Callie Smith Irina Tereschenko 4:12:20 Callie Smith Irina Tereschenko vs Jill Braverman/Susannah Barr 4:48:12 Lauren Stratman/Corrine Carr vs Christine McGrath/Annica Cooper 5:43:57 Lauren Stratman/Corrine Carr vs Jill Braverman/Susannah Barr 6:35:23 Anna Leigh Waters/Leigh Waters vs Jill Braverman/Susannah Barr

Pro Women's Doubles Team List

• Irvine,Jessie/Parenteau,Catherine
• Jardim,Simone/Kovalova,Lucy
• Esquivel,Michelle/Jansen,Lea
• Waters,Leigh/Waters,Anna Leigh
• McDermott,Amy/Padegimaite,Lina
• Stratman,Lauren/Carr,Corrine
• Braverman,Jillian/Barr,Susannah
• Tereschenko,Irina/Smith,Callie
• Cooper,Annica/McGrath,Christine
• Kochli,Martina/Gaines,Katie
• Chan,Ven/Ansboury,Sarah
• McDonald,Holli/Spivey,Mrs. Hillbilly

PPA 2021 Takeya Showcase: Mixed Doubles

Championship Court 

11:33 Anna Leigh Waters/Tyson McGuffin Warm Up Drills

25:16 Anna Leigh Waters/Tyson McGuffin vs Casey Chan/Ben McMakin

43:25 Ben Johns/Simone Jardim Warm Up Drills 1:02:05 Sarah Ansboury/Rob Cassidy Warm Up Drills 1:10:16 Ben Johns/Simone Jardim vs Sarah Ansboury/Rob Cassidy 1:44:29 Catherine Parenteau/Riley Newman vs Lea Jansen/Rob Nunnery 2:28:20 Lucy Kovalova/Matt Wright vs Michelle Esquivel/Jay Devilliers 3:19:18 Ben Johns/Simone Jardim vs Irina Tereschenko/Adam Stone

3:55:49 Catherine Parenteau/Riley Newman Warm Up Drills 4:04:55 Catherine Parenteau/Riley Newman vs Anna Leigh Waters/Tyson McGuffin 4:49:01 Callie Smith/Steve Deakin vs Ben Johns/Simone Jardim

Championship Court Stream #2 

0:01 Callie Smith/Steve Deakin vs Ben Johns/Simone Jardim 1:01:55 Lucy Kovalova/Matt Wright vs Catherine Parenteau/Riley Newman 2:13:44 Callie Smith/Steve Deakin vs Michelle Esquivel/Jay Devilliers 2:51:43 Lauren Stratman/Patrick Smith vs Catherine Parenteau/Riley Newman 3:32:48 Michelle Esquivel/Jay Devilliers vs Catherine Parenteau/Riley Newman

Ben Johns Mixed Doubles Highlights

Court #2  

Referee Double Mistake: Lucy Kovalova/Matt Wright vs Catherine Parenteau/Riley Newman

"The Mistake" is a couple of points after the "point of the match". (Watch Video)

NOTE: Disregard the score board - it is wrong. 

August 6, 2021: Top Pickleball Live Streaming Network Posts

 Last week, the top Pickleball Live Streaming Network posts:

 

If anyone is looking for an up and coming Junior Pickleball Announcer Ellie Dickert made her debut this weekend in Hilton Head, SC at the APP Event. She wants to thank her sponsors Mom and Dad for giving her the opportunity to shine her light on the Pickleball World! Go Ellie!!! (Watch Video)

PPA 2021 Takeya Showcase Singles

Mixed Doubles Live Stream Page (August 6 Day 2)

 

YouTube Live Stream

PPA Takeya Showcase Championship Court 

The Tennis and Pickleball Club At Newport Beach

Men's/Women's Singles

0:01 Ben Johns vs Gabriel Joseph 53:12 Anna Leigh Waters vs Irina Tereschenko 1:28:33 Tyson McGuffin vs Jay Devilliers 2:37:43 Lea Jansen vs Annica Cooper 3:19:36 Dekel Bar vs Tyson McGuffin 4:01:31 Dekel Bar vs Gabriel Joseph

Pro Women's Gold Medal Match

9:14 Anna Leigh Waters vs Catherine Parenteau

PPA Takeya Showcase Court #2 Live Stream  

7:18 Kyle Lewis vs Casey Kay 56:34 Kyle Lewis vs Jay Devilliers 1:27:10 Kyle Lewis vs Matthew Mead 1:56:26 Dylan Frazier vs Kevin Pham 2:27:58 Dylan Frazier vs Kyle Lewis 2:55:37 Catherine Parenteau vs Annica Cooper 3:43:06 Matt Chou vs Dekel Bar 4:25:56 Spencer Smith vs Anderson Scarpa 5:02:22 Ryan Sherry vs Anderson Scarpa 5:45:19 Jennifer Lassandro vs Brenda Tilford 7:03:23 Liz Garrott vs Penne Atcha

Pickleball Blogs

• The Dink: PPA Takeya Showcase Preview
• The Dink: PPA Takeya Showcase Singles Day
• NML: PPA Takeya Showcase Newport Beach – Fantasy Draft Preview
• NML: PPA Takeya Showcase Newport – Live Blog
• NML: PPA Takeya Showcase 5 Takeaways – Seeding (Again)