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Welcome to the Carvana Arizona Grand Slam Presented by Hyundai. Today's match-ups will feature the top-ranked pro mixed doubles pickleball teams worldwide, including Ben Johns/Anna Leigh Waters, Matt Wright/Lucy Kovalova, and AJ Koller/Jessie Irvine.

1:10 - (10) Dawson/Grechkina vs (23) Hewett/Wright
36:54 - (1) Johns/Waters vs (32) Tellez/Esquivel
1:10:32 - (5) Wilson/David vs (37) Locklear/Mayorga-Perry
1:46:41 - (4) Koller/Irvine vs (13) Rettenmaier/Jansen
2:43:35 - (20) Lange/Brascia vs (36) Cincola/Gecheva
3:12:30 - (12) Loong/Jones vs (22) Young/Schneemann
3:46:36 - (4) Koller/Irvine vs (14) Smith/Dizon
4:42:20 - (7) Arnold/Parenteau vs (17) Ignatowich/Kawamoto
5:19:12 - (4) Koller/Irvine vs (12) Loong/Jones
5:47:44 - (7) Arnold/Parenteau vs (23) Hewett/Wright
6:20:45 - (4) Koller/Irvine vs (11) Frazier/Stratman
6:49: 13 - (6) Smith/Devilliers (13) Rettenmaier/Jansen
7:22:23 - (7) Arnold/Parenteau vs (11) Frazier/Stratman
7:46:55 - (13) Rettenmaier/Jansen vs (26) Navratil/Kawamoto

Location: Bell Bank Park (Mesa, AZ)

Mixed Doubles Draw (Top 5):

1 Ben Johns/Anna Leigh Waters
2 Matt Wright/Lucy Kovalova
3 AJ Koller/Jessie Irvine
4 Riley Newman/Anna Bright
5 Jay Devilliers/Callie Smith

To see the entire Mixed Doubles Draw, go to PPAtour.com.

Storylines:
- Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters won their 2nd tourney here last year as they kicked off their new partnership and are the defending champions.
- The other medalists from ’22 are either not entered or not paired together: Lauren Stratman/McGuffin (Silver) and Callie Smith/AJ Koller (Bronze).
- This will mark event #2 for Riley Newman and Anna Bright as a partnership. They had a match point in the second set to make it to Sunday during their debut tournament but ultimately lost in 3 to Kovalova and Wright. Will they push a step further this week?
- WATCH OUT FOR: JW Johnson/Jorja Johnson, who played a strong match during their loss to Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters at Desert Ridge.

To see the all of the storylines for the Carvana Arizona Grand Slam Presented by Hyundai, visit ppatour.com/storylines-for-the-2023-carvana-arizona-grand-slam/

About Our Sponsors:

Carvana: Founded in 2012 and based in Phoenix, Carvana’s (NYSE: CVNA) mission is to change the way people buy and sell cars. With a continued focus on its customers, technology and innovation, Carvana offers an intuitive and convenient online car buying, selling, and financing experience. Carvana.com enables customers to quickly and easily shop thousands of vehicles, finance, trade in or sell their current vehicle to Carvana, sign contracts and schedule delivery or pickup at one of its patented, automated Car Vending Machines. Carvana is a Fortune 500 company, providing as-soon-as-next-day delivery to customers in over 300 U.S. markets. For further information on Carvana, please visit www.carvana.com.

Hyundai: Hyundai Motor America focuses on ‘Progress for Humanity’ and smart mobility solutions. Hyundai offers U.S. consumers a technology-rich lineup of cars, SUVs, and electrified vehicles. Our 830 dealers sold more than 724,000 vehicles in the U.S. in 2022, and nearly half were built at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama. For more information, visit www.HyundaiNews.com.

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Welcome to the Carvana Arizona Grand Slam Presented by Hyundai. Today's match-ups will feature the top-ranked men’s and women’s pro doubles pickleball teams worldwide, including Ben Johns/Collin Johns, Anna Leigh Waters/Anna Bright, Riley Newman/Matt Wright, Callie Smith/Lucy Kovalova, JW Johnson/Dylan Frazier, and Catherine Parenteau/Jorja Johnson.

2:55 - (5) Koller/Bar vs (28) Garcia/Fratt
31:29 - (2) Newman/Wright vs (31) Andersen/Hall
57:45 - (4) Loong/Dawson vs (13) Tellez/Staksrud
2:09:05 - (3) Frazier/Johnson vs (14) Ignatowich/Auvergne
3:01:09 - (1) Johns/Johns vs (8) Arnold/Wilson
3:43:15 - (1) Waters/Bright vs (8) Grechkina/Gaytan-Leach
4:11:32 - (6) Devilliers/Young vs (3) Frazier/Johnson
4:55:38 - (2) Smith/Kovalova vs (7) David/Fudge
6:16:15 - (5) Dizon/Tereschenko vs (14) Brascia/Brascia
6:45:28 - (8) Arnold/Wilson vs (14) Ignatowich/Auvergne
7:10:48 - (3) Parenteau/Johnson vs (19) Mayorga-Perry/Wulff

Location: Bell Bank Park (Mesa, AZ)

Men’s Doubles Draw (Top 5):

1 Ben Johns/Collin Johns
2 Riley Newman/Matt Wright
3 JW Johnson/Dylan Frazier
4 Callan Dawson/Tyler Loong
5 AJ Koller/Dekel Bar

To see the entire Men’s Doubles Draw, go to PPAtour.com.

Storylines:
- Ben and Collin Johns are the defending champions here and have won 13 times since the beginning of 2022.
- Either Riley Newman or Ben Johns has been on the winning team for the past 22 events, dating back to October 2021, when Adam Stone and Dekel Bar came away with the title at the PPA Championships in Las Vegas.
- JW Johnson and Dylan Frazier grabbed bronze at Desert Ridge and have the hands to beat the top two teams—will this be the week that they punch a ticket to Sunday?
- Note: 54-year-old Senior Pro Dave Weinbach is playing with 18-year-old Gabe Tardio. Will wisdom and youth make a potent combination together?
- WATCH OUT FOR: Dekel Bar and AJ Koller. Will these two highly-skilled athletes be able to figure out their brand-new partnership quickly enough to do some damage in tourney #1 together?

Women’s Doubles Draw (Top 5):

1 Anna Leigh Waters/Anna Bright
2 Callie Smith/Lucy Kovalova
3 Catherine Parenteau/Jorja Johnson
4 Lea Jansen/Allyce Jones
5 Irina Tereschenko/Meghan Sheehan-Dizon

To see the entire Women’s Doubles Draw, go to PPAtour.com.

Storylines:
- Callie Smith and Lucy Kovalova are the defending champions here but suffered a first-round loss to Ansboury and Oshiro last week and have been trending in the wrong direction. Can they rekindle their magic from early on in ’22?
- Anna Leigh Waters, bronze medalist in 2022 with her mom Leigh, is back with Anna Bright. They wrecked the field without dropping a single game at the ’23 Masters during their partnership debut.
- Can Lea Jansen and Allyce Jones build on their silver medal performance from Desert Ridge?
- WATCH OUT FOR: Jessie Irvine/Jackie Kawamoto. This team has never played together before, but the power of Jessie and the defense of Jackie could make for a very difficult duo. Note: Jackie Kawamoto was a surprise silver medalist with first-time partner Lea Jansen back in December ’22 at the Hertz Orlando Cup.

To see the all of the storylines for the Carvana Arizona Grand Slam Presented by Hyundai, visit ppatour.com/storylines-for-the-2023-carvana-arizona-grand-slam/

About Our Sponsors:

Carvana: Founded in 2012 and based in Phoenix, Carvana’s (NYSE: CVNA) mission is to change the way people buy and sell cars. With a continued focus on its customers, technology and innovation, Carvana offers an intuitive and convenient online car buying, selling, and financing experience. Carvana.com enables customers to quickly and easily shop thousands of vehicles, finance, trade in or sell their current vehicle to Carvana, sign contracts and schedule delivery or pickup at one of its patented, automated Car Vending Machines. Carvana is a Fortune 500 company, providing as-soon-as-next-day delivery to customers in over 300 U.S. markets. For further information on Carvana, please visit www.carvana.com.

Hyundai: Hyundai Motor America focuses on ‘Progress for Humanity’ and smart mobility solutions. Hyundai offers U.S. consumers a technology-rich lineup of cars, SUVs, and electrified vehicles. Our 830 dealers sold more than 724,000 vehicles in the U.S. in 2022, and nearly half were built at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama. For more information, visit www.HyundaiNews.com.

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This quarterfinal match features two of the top-ranked women's pro doubles pickleball teams at the Selkirk Red Rock Open: #4 - Lea Jansen and Allyce Jones vs #12 - Mary Brascia and Maggie Brascia.


This match was played at the Little Valley Pickleball Complex in St. George, Utah on April 8, 2023.


About Our Sponsor: Selkirk Sport, a made-in-the-USA manufacturer of pickleball paddles and accessories, is a family-owned and operated company based in Hayden, Idaho, located in the shadows of its namesake, the Selkirk mountain range. Founded in 2014, Selkirk Sport is born off a passion for sport, as well as the great western outdoor leisure lifestyle that was afforded to the Company’s founders, Rob and Mike Barnes, along with their father Jim, who is Selkirk’s production manager. Backed by the philosophy of always pushing the limits, Selkirk Sport is committed to manufacturing products that deliver the highest performance with unmatched quality and service. As part of its early success, Selkirk Sport was the very first pickleball manufacturer to offer an unprecedented lifetime warranty on its high-performance products. And, to meet the demands of the game’s premier professionals, the company developed low-profile edge guards that are lightweight and extremely durable. Selkirk Sport has become one of the industry’s fastest-growing companies with paddles used by many of the game’s premier players, such as Tyson McGuffin, Parris Todd, Dylan Frazier, Mary Brascia, Maggie Brascia, Wesley Gabrielsen, Cammy MacGregor, and a host of others who are premier players and national/regional champions.

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Watch the Semifinal Women's Doubles match featuring Jorja Johnson and Vivienne David vs. Mary Brascia and Maggie Brascia

This match was played during the Acrytech Atlanta Open at LifeTime (Peachtree Corners, Georgia)

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