2023 Major League Pickleball Mesa: Day 3

 

New Jersey 5's vs St. Louis Shock

5:46 - Women's Doubles - Jansen/Waters (New Jersey 5's) vs. Jardim/Jones (St. Louis Smash) 25:50 - Men's Doubles - Ignatowich/Patriquin (New Jersey 5's) vs. Devilliers/Lange (St. Louis Shock) 50:45 - Mixed 1 - Waters/Patriquin (New Jersey 5's) vs. Jardim/Devilliers (St. Louis Smash) 1:09:32 - Mixed 2 - Jansen/Ignatowich (New Jersey 5's) vs. Jones/Lange (St. Louis Smash)

1:25:38 James Ignatowitch - Aggressive Split Step At The NVZ Line 1:42:46 - Dreambreaker (All players from both teams)

1:51:26 Anna Leigh Waters Loses Her Hat and Glasses Racing Sideline To Sideline Playing A Dreambreaker Against Simone Jardim

Seattle Pioneers vs. Las Vegas Night Owls

4:01 - Women's Doubles - David/Stratman (Night Owls) vs. Wright/Dizon (Pioneers) 29:44 - Men's Doubles - Johns/Loong (Pioneers) vs. Bar/Yates (Night Owls) 55:59 - Mixed 1 - Bar/David (Night Owls) vs. Johns/Wright (Pioneers) 1:17:29 - Mixed 2 - Dizon/Loong (Pioneers) vs. Stratman/Yates (Night Owls)

BLQK Bears vs. Milwaukee Mashers

1:21 Women's Doubles - Smith/Kovalova (Mashers) vs. Koop/Fudge (BLQK Bears) Note: Megan Fudge from Dallas Pickleball Club filled in for injured Maggie Brascia. 40:30 Men's Doubles - Young/Daescu (Mashers) vs. Frazier/Staksrud (BLQK Bears) 1:04:47 Mixed 1 - Daescu Smith (Mashers) vs. Staksrud/Koop (BLQK Bears)

New Jersey 5's vs. New York Hustlers

0:00 - Warmups 5:00 - Women's Doubles - Jansen/Waters (5's) vs. Bright/Schneemann (Hustlers) 31:55 - Men's Doubles - Ignatowich/Patriquin (5's) vs. Hewett/McGuffin (Hustlers) 58:55 - Mixed 1 - Waters/Patriquin (5's) vs. Schneemann/Hewett (Hustlers) 1:23:12 - Mixed 2 - Jansen/Ignatowich (5's) vs. Bright/McGuffin (Hustlers)

2:04:15 Dreambreaker

Florida Smash vs. Milwaukee Mashers (Highlight)

6:00 Women's Doubles 33:30 Men's Doubles 1:00:46 Mixed 1 - Rettenmaier/Johnson from Florida Smash vs. Young/Kovalova from the Milwaukee Mashers 1:24:37 Mixed 2 - Johns/Irvine vs from Florida Smash vs. Daescu/Smith from the Milwaukee Mashers

8:30 ATX Pickleballers vs. New York Hustlers
2:06:50 SoCal Hard Eights vs. Frisco Clean Cause
4:09:39 LA Mad Drops vs. Florida Smash

New Jersey 5's

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

Frisco Clean Cause 

Zane Navratil, Matt Wright, Lina Padegimaite, Yana Grechkina

Los Angeles Mad Drops

Catherine Parenteau, Irina Tereschenko, Julian Arnold, Thomas Wilson

SoCal Hard Eights

Stefan Auvergne, Lindsay Newman, AJ Koller, Mary Brascia St. Louis Shock

Jay Devilliers, Simone Jardim, Allyce Jones, Erik Lange Florida Smash

Jessie Irvine, Jorja Johnson, Travis Rettenmaier, Collin Johns Las Vegas Night Owls

Vivienne David, Dekel Bar, Lauren Stratman, Kyle Yates California BLQK Bears

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

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

Seattle Pioneers

Ben Johns, Etta Wright, Meghan Sheehan-Dizon,Tyler Loong ATX

JW Johnson, Jackie Kawamoto, Jade Kawamoto, Gabriel Tardio

New York Hustlers

Anna Bright, Tyson McGuffin, Rafa Hewett, Lacy Schneemann

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
• MLP Podcast EP18: Mesa In The Books
• MLP Recap Reel
• The James Ignatowich Podcast EP04

2023 Major League Pickleball Mesa: Day 2

 

19:35 New Jersey 5's vs. Milwaukee Mashers (WD: Highlight) 2:23:32 Orlando Squeeze vs Atlanta Bouncers (Challenger Quarters) 4:21:40 ATX Pickleballers vs. Las Vegas Night Owls 6:24:14 Chicago Slices vs. Utah Black Diamonds (Challenger Semi-final) 8:15:42 SoCal Hard 8's vs. Los Angeles Mad Drops (Highlight)

9:22 St. Louis Shock vs. California BLQK Bears 2:16:46 Utah Black Diamonds vs Brooklyn Aces (Challenger Semi-final) 4:12:58 Seattle Pioneers vs. New York Hustlers 6:10:27 Atlanta Bouncers vs Bay Area Breakers (Challenger Semi-final) 8:11:55 Florida Smash vs. Frisco Clean Cause

19:45 SoCal Hard 8's vs. Florida Smash 4:21:47 Milwaukee Mashers vs. St. Louis Shock

1:21 LA Mad Drops vs. Frisco Clean Cause 3:59:19 New Jersey 5's vs. CA BLQK Bears

Las Vegas Night Owls vs. New York Hustlers

ATX Pickleballers vs. Seattle Pioneers

New Jersey 5's

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

Frisco Clean Cause 

Zane Navratil, Matt Wright, Lina Padegimaite, Yana Grechkina

Los Angeles Mad Drops

Catherine Parenteau, Irina Tereschenko, Julian Arnold, Thomas Wilson

SoCal Hard Eights

Stefan Auvergne, Lindsay Newman, AJ Koller, Mary Brascia St. Louis Shock

Jay Devilliers, Simone Jardim, Allyce Jones, Erik Lange Florida Smash

Jessie Irvine, Jorja Johnson, Travis Rettenmaier, Collin Johns Las Vegas Night Owls

Vivienne David, Dekel Bar, Lauren Stratman, Kyle Yates California BLQK Bears

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

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

Seattle Pioneers

Ben Johns, Etta Wright, Meghan Sheehan-Dizon,Tyler Loong ATX

JW Johnson, Jackie Kawamoto, Jade Kawamoto, Gabriel Tardio

New York Hustlers

Anna Bright, Tyson McGuffin, Rafa Hewett, Lacy Schneemann

Challenger Level team names and rosters

Atlanta Bouncers
Hunter Johnson, Brooke Buckner, Ben Newell, Christine McGrath

Bay Area Breakers *
Pablo Tellez, Ewa Radzikowska, Christian Alshon, Rachel Summers

Brooklyn Aces
Cierra Gaytan-Leach, Rob Nunnery, Corinne Carr, Greg Dow

Chicago Slice
Susannah Barr, Emily Ackerman, Connor Garnett, Ryler DeHeart

Utah Black Diamonds *
Michelle Esquivel, Spencer Smith, Olivia McMillan, Rob Cassidy

Orlando Squeeze 
Bobbi Oshiro, Callan Dawson, Rachel Rettger, Todd Fought 

* In Challenger Finals Sunday 2pm

2023 Major League Pickleball Mesa: Championship Sunday

  

0:01 Seattle Pioneers vs New York Hustlers 2:25:23 Los Angeles Mad Drops vs. Florida Smash 4:21:28 Utah Black Diamonds vs. Bay Area Breakers (Challenger Final) 6:27:59 New York Hustlers vs Los Angeles Mad Drops

MLP Playoff Playlist

Seattle Pioneers

Ben Johns, Etta Wright, Meghan Sheehan-Dizon,Tyler Loong

New York Hustlers

Anna Bright, Tyson McGuffin, Rafa Hewett, Lacy Schneemann

Los Angeles Mad Drops

Catherine Parenteau, Irina Tereschenko, Julian Arnold, Thomas Wilson

Florida Smash

Jessie Irvine, Jorja Johnson, Travis Rettenmaier, Collin Johns

Bay Area Breakers *
Pablo Tellez, Ewa Radzikowska, Christian Alshon, Rachel Summers

Utah Black Diamonds *
Michelle Esquivel, Spencer Smith, Olivia McMillan, Rob Cassidy

MLPMesa Recap (Video)

Press 

Forbes: Major League Pickleball Introduction And Mesa Event Recap 

NML Blog: Takeaways 

Fifth Shot Media -  MLP Mesa Recap

2023 Major League Pickleball Mesa: Challenger Day 1

39:54 Bay Area Breakers vs Columbus Pickleball Club
2:28:16 AZ Drive vs Atlanta Bouncers
4:28:58 Orlando Squeeze vs Texas Ranchers
6:37:42 Bay Area Breakers vs D.C. Pickleball Team
8:28:36 Atlanta Bouncers vs Brooklyn Aces (Score Called Twice)
22:21 Utah Black Diamonds vs. DC Pickleball Team
2:10:38 Brooklyn Aces vs. Dallas Pickleball Team
4:03:08 Chicago Slice vs. Miami Pickleball Club
6:06:06 Columbus Pickleball Club vs. Utah Black Diamonds
8:06:19 Dallas Pickleball Club vs. AZ Drive
1:19:04 Brooklyn Aces vs. AZ Drive (MD)
2:29:03 Chicago Slice vs. Texas Ranchers
0:10 Columbus Pickleball Club vs. D.C. Pickleball Team
2:03:14 Dallas Pickleball Club vs. Atlanta Bouncers
4:00:20 Orlando Squeeze vs. Miami Pickleball Club

Challenger Level team names and rosters

Atlanta Bouncers
Hunter Johnson, Brooke Buckner, Ben Newell, and Christine McGrath

AZ Drive
Wes Burrows, Sarah Ansboury, Andreas Siljestrom, and Sarah Burr

Bay Area Breakers
Pablo Tellez, Ewa Radzikowska, Christian Alshon, and Rachel Summers

Brooklyn Aces
Cierra Gaytan-Leach, Rob Nunnery, Corinne Carr, and Greg Dow

Chicago Slice
Susannah Barr, Emily Ackerman, Connor Garnett, Ryler DeHeart

Columbus Pickleball Club
Milan Rane, Becky Ryan, Yates Johnson, and CJ Klinger

Dallas Pickleball Club
Megan Fudge, Chuck Taylor, Brandon French, and Christa Gecheva

D.C. Pickleball Team
Sam Querrey, Stefan Auvergne, Shelby Bates, and Monica Paolicelli

Miami Pickleball Club
Alix Truong, Regina Franco, Jeff Warnick, and Matt Manasse

Texas Ranchers
Lee Whitwell, Pat Smith, Genie Erokhina, and Steve Deakin

Utah Black Diamonds
Michelle Esquivel, Spencer Smith, Olivia McMillan, and Rob Cassidy

Orlando Squeeze
Bobbi Oshiro, Callan Dawson, Rachel Rettger, and Todd Fought

NML Blog: Random Thoughts

MLP News: Updates