New Partners in Collin Johns and AJ Koller take on Tyler Wren and Todd Fought

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Watch the Mixed Doubles Semifinal match from the 2022 PPA Takeya Showcase at The Tennis Club at Newport Beach.

Watch as (4) Lindsey Newman and Riley Newman take on (8) Andrea Koop and AJ Koller in Newport Beach, California.

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Watch the Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal match from the 2022 PPA Takeya Showcase at The Tennis Club at Newport Beach.

Watch as (8) Andrea Koop and AJ Koller take on (16) Mary Brascia and Julian Arnold in Newport Beach, California.

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Watch pro pickleball as world number one wanked men's doubles team Ben Johns and Matt Wight take on new commers to the sport AJ Koller and JW Johnson!


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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.

5:42 - (16) Navratil/Hewett vs (17) Lange/Burrows
51:18 - (6) Devillier/Young vs (27) R Gilbert/E Gilbert
1:28:26 - (4) Loong/Dawson vs (13) Tellez/Staksrud
1:36:10 - (1) Johns/Johns vs (16) Navratil/Hewett
2:15:00 - (2) Wright/Newman vs (7) Smith/Patriquin
2:45:36 - (3) Frazier/Johnson vs (14) Ignatowich/Auvergne
2:51:05 - (4) Jansen/Jones vs (13) Bates/Rettger
4:00:20 - (4) Loong/Dawson vs (5) Koller/Bar
5:35:32 - (3) Parenteau/Johnson vs (6) Irvine/Kawamoto
6:32:30 - (2) Wright/Newman vs (3) Frazier/JW Johnson
7:13:35 - (1) Waters/Bright vs (4) Jansen/Jones
8:21:29 - (1) Johns/Johns vs (5) Koller/Bar
9:30:43 - (2) Kovalova/Smith vs (6) Irvine/Kawamoto


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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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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The Carvana Arizona Grand Slam Presented by Hyundai aired live on YouTube from February 16th-19th, 2023.

Location: Bell Bank Park (Mesa, AZ)

0:28 - #16 Navratil/Hewett vs #17 Lange/Burrows
32:52 - #6 Devilliers/Young vs #27 R Gilbert/E Gilbert
57:50 - #1 Johns/Johns vs #16 Navratil/Hewett
1:27:58 - #2 Wright/Newman vs #7 Smith/Patriquin
1:54:25 - #4 Jansen/Jones vs #13 Bates/Rettger
2:41:42 - #4 Loong/Dawson vs #5 Koller/Bar
3:59:10 - #3 Parenteau/Johnson vs #6 Irvine/Kawamoto
4:39:40 - #2 Wright/Newman vs #3 Frazier/JW Johnson
5:11:45 - #1 Waters/Bright vs #4 Jansen/Jones
5:55:48 - #1 Johns/Johns vs #5 Koller/Bar
6:49:25 - #2 Kovalova/Smith vs #6 Irvine/Kawamoto

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 Vulcan Indoor National Championships Presented by Life Time. Today's match-ups will feature the top-ranked pro mixed doubles pickleball teams, including Riley Newman/Anna Bright, Matt Wright/Lucy Kovalova, and Jay Devilliers/Jessie Irvine.

1:45 - #14 Stratman/Arnold vs #19 Padegimaite/Hewett
48:35 - #1 Bright/Newman vs #16 Kawamoto/Bar
1:31:28 - #7 Smith/Frazier vs #10 Wright/Loong
2:04:45 - #1 Bright/Newman vs #8 Koop/Koller
2:43:02 - #2 Kovalova/Wright vs #7 Smith/Frazier
3:39:54 - #4 Stratman/Arnold vs #6 David/Wilson
4:52:30 - #1 Bright/Newman vs #4 Parenteau/Ignatowich
6:24:57 - #7 Smith/Frazier vs #14 Stratman/Arnold

Location: Life Time (Lakeville, MN)

Mixed Doubles Draw (Top 5):

1 Riley Newman/Anna Bright
2 Matt Wright/Lucy Kovalova
3 Jay Devilliers/Jessie Irvine
4 James Ignatowich/Catherine Parenteau
5 JW Johnson/Jorja Johnson

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

Storylines:
- NONE of the medalists will repeat as Waters/Johns (gold), Irvine/Devilliers (silver), Newman/Parenteau (bronze) are not playing together.
- Event #3 for Riley Newman and Anna Bright. They took the title impressively in Mesa, can they make it two in a row?
- #fudgebar was exciting on the court and on social media as Dekel Bar and Megan Fudge had a solid 4th place showing in Mesa. One week later, they are first-round opponents.
- WATCH OUT FOR: Andrea Koop/AJ Koller – They won the Takeya Showcase together in November.

To see all of the storylines for the Vulcan Indoor National Championships Presented by Life Time, visit ppatour.com/storylines-for-the-2023-vulcan-indoor-national-championships/

About Our Sponsors:

Vulcan: Founded in 2015, Vulcan Sporting Goods Co. takes design very seriously. From the beginning with the iconic “Old Glory” pattern, Vulcan connects style with innovation. The Vulcan Team believes, at the core, in the simple logic of creating fresh products with relevant aesthetics. By continually producing new designs and influencing new market trends, Vulcan helps athletes express style and personality while pushing performance. The most important part of creating products for the Vulcan Team is producing innovations that give today’s athletes a next-level edge, as well as displaying vibrant style. For example, each grip created features the latest technology in materials science—with lay flat edge technology, VULCAN ADVANCED LOGIC polymer as a base, and the patented maze pattern to create the ultimate gripping system. Vulcan Sporting Goods Co. continues to push forward, creating new products for baseball, softball, tennis, and pickleball. Vulcan is the super-excited division of Tanners Team Sports Inc., the world’s leading supplier of team sports accessories. Learn more about Vulcan Sporting Goods Co. at vulcansportinggoods.com

Life Time: Life Time (NYSE: LTH) empowers people to live healthy, happy lives through its portfolio of nearly 160 athletic country clubs across the United States and Canada. The company's healthy way of life communities and ecosystem address all aspects of healthy living, healthy aging, and healthy entertainment for people 90 days to 90+ years old. Supported by a team of more than 30,000 dedicated professionals, Life Time is committed to providing the best programs and experiences through its clubs, iconic athletic events, and comprehensive digital platform. Learn more about Life Time at lifetime.life

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