STORYLINES FOR THE VEOLIA CAPE CORAL OPEN PRESENTED BY PROTON

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OVERALL TOP 5: 

  • RIDE THE WAVE: What momentum carries over from the best Championship Sunday in tour history at Mesa?
  • ALL MIXED UP: So many different partnerships, including JW/Jorja Johnson NOT playing together after winning mixed in Mesa. 
  • FEELING A DRAFT: The Premier Free Agency Draft is on March 2nd so will brand new teammates battle in Florida?
  • DEBUT: Ben Johns and Andrei Daescu highlight the many new teams in men’s doubles.  
  • OPEN IT UP: 1,000 Carvana PPA Tour points for the winners. 

VENUE/TOURNEY/TV:

  • First visit to the newly rebranded facility:  The Courts, Cape Coral, so no defending medalists. 
  • Over 1,100 players participating in the event. 
  • Traditional format: singles Thursday, mixed Friday, men’s and women’s doubles Saturday, then Championship Sunday. 
  • PickleballTV (and the app) will have all of the coverage.  

WOMEN’S SINGLES:

  • Anna Leigh Waters (1) rallied from down 4-11, 4-9 to beat Brooke Buckner (3) in the Mesa final.
  • Salome Devidze (7) returns for her first PPA tournament since Daytona Beach – she got the only win over Waters in 2024. 
  • Interesting R32 match features Genie Bouchard (10) vs. Jessie Irvine (18). 
  • Kaitlyn Christian (2) didn’t play for the title for the first time in 2025 in…

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