OVERALL TOP 5:
- RACIN’ TO THE FINALS: Last chance to earn points to qualify for the PPA Finals in San Clemente
- PICTONA PART DEUX: PPA returns to Holly Hill for the 2nd time in ’23 (1st time was in March)
- NO POPPA JIMMY: Sitting this one out
- J DUB: JW Johnson looks for more medals after great results in Dallas (gold singles/silver men’s), but is a last-minute scratch from singles – tournament fatigue?
- DURA-BALL: Players will have to adjust back to using the Onix Dura Fast 40 (X-40 in Dallas)
BROADCAST & VENUE HIGHLIGHTS (all times Eastern):
- Thursday-Saturday: Amazon Prime Video and PickleballTV.com 10:00am-6:00pm ET
- Championship Sunday: Amazon Prime Video and PickleballTV.com 10:00am-6:00pm ET; Tennis Channel 2:30-4:30pm ET
- The Pictona location in Holly Hill gets its name from combining Pic(kleball) and (Day)tona.
MEN’S SINGLES:
- MEDALISTS IN MARCH at Pictona: Ben Johns, Collin Shick, Pablo Tellez
- Over 100 players competing in men’s singles – will we get another Shick-like performance?
- Wow, top half of the draw: Johns (1), Garnett (4), Martinez Vich (9), Tellez (8)
- WATCH OUT FOR: Potential Frazier (11) vs. Alshon (6) matchup in the round of 16
WOMEN’S SINGLES:
- MEDALISTS IN MARCH: Catherine Parenteau, Lea Jansen,…