After nearly two straight weeks of pro pickleball, the players barely had 3 days off before heading out to Daytona, Florida for the Carvana PPA Tour Hertz Gold Cup this past weekend. The venue was Pictona at Holly Hill, and the play was exciting!
James Ignatowich and Etta Wright were two notable players who skipped this event. Playing in MLP Dallas and then quickly switching to PPA and USAP Nationals a few weeks later had some players feeling like they needed a rest.
Withdrawals galore in Women’s Singles
Catherine Parenteau was never signed up for singles. There were three withdrawals, including Anna Leigh Waters and Jorja Johnson. There was also a retirement (Irina Tersechenko).
Needless to say, the women’s singles bracket was WIDE OPEN.
Salome Devidze, the APP’s top women’s singles player came over to the PPA Daytona and won the whole thing. The gold medal match was between Devidze and Lacy Schneemann, who had a great run on Thursday to make it all the way to a silver trophy.
The number 9 seed, Taylor Garcia, balled out this weekend, making it to the semi-finals against Schneemann. Garcia is a former college tennis star, earning two All-American selections at the Division III level, while playing for Washington & Lee University.
During her 5th…
