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…