STORYLINES FOR THE BLACK DESERT RESORT RED ROCK OPEN

OVERALL TOP 5: VENUE/TOURNEY/TV: WOMEN’S SINGLES: MEN’S SINGLES: MIXED DOUBLES: WOMEN’S DOUBLES: MEN’S DOUBLES…

REFORMATTED: New format features Semi-Finals Saturday and Championship Sunday for all disciplines.
FEELING FOXY: National coverage on FOX from 4:30-6:30 pm Eastern on Championship Sunday.
ATTITUDE IN THE ALTITUDE: 2,800+ feet above sea level could give an advantage to the Utah-based players.
SPRING BREAK: Several stars are out of the country or not playing, including Ben Johns, Anna Bright, Tyson McGuffin, and Kate Fahey.
OPEN BOOK: 1,000 Carvana PPA Tour points for the winners.

Little Valley Sports Complex in St. George hosts again this year.
New Open format: singles Wednesday, mixed doubles Thursday, men’s and women’s doubles Friday, Semi-Finals Saturday, and then Championship Sunday.
Over 900 players participating in the event.
PickleballTV (and the app) will have all of the coverage leading up to the national Fox Sunday broadcast.

Defending Medalists: Mary Brascia, Lea Jansen, Kaitlyn Christian
Anna Leigh Waters (1) is undefeated in singles in 2025.
Catherine Parenteau returns to singles as the (5) seed – could face Parris Todd (4) in the quarters.
Genie Bouchard (8) has not been able to build on her early season success – could face Jansen (3) in the quarters.
Watch out for: Kaitlyn Christian (2) – can she find peak form and return to Sunday?

Defending Medalists: Federico Staksrud, Jack Sock, Christian Alshon
Christian Alshon (6) looks to win 3 in a row.
How is Hunter Johnson’s (2) ankle? He had to scratch mid-match in bronze in Texas.
Can Sock (7) make a run back to Sunday in Utah?
Watch out for: Zane Ford (14) – beat Ben Johns in McKinney, TX – can he build on that?

Defending medalists: Etta Tuionetoa/Ben Johns, Anna Bright/James Ignatowich, Jorja Johnson/JW Johnson
Anna Leigh Waters not in this draw – just playing singles and women’s doubles.
Tuionetoa/Staksrud (3) look to make a big run, playing back-to-back tourneys together.
R.Newman/L. Jansen (7) – lost a heartbreaker 14-12 in the 3^rd to the Johnsons last week in the quarters, including having 3 match points on their paddles.
Watch out for: JW/Jorja Johnson (1) – have made consecutive finals (with a win in Mesa) when playing together – ran into a buzzsaw in Waters/Johns in the McKinney final.

Defending medalists: Tina Pisnik/Lea Jansen, Anna Bright/Callie Smith, Allyce Jones/Tyra Black
Waters/Parenteau (1) missed the semifinals for the first time ever in McKinney – they will be on a mission in Utah.
Parris Todd was brilliant winning gold in McKinney, she pairs with Rohrabacher as the 2 seed.
Tyra Black was brilliant winning gold in McKinney, she pairs with Jorja Johnson as the 3 seed.
Watch out for: Etta Tuionetoa/Allyce Jones (4) – Utah-based players have historically played very well at this event.

Defending medalists: Dylan Frazier/JW Johnson, Andrei Daescu/Gabe Tardio, Tyson McGuffin/Dekel Bar
Patriquin/Staksrud are back together as the top seed,
Fun new partnerships alert: Wright/Martinez Vich (5) and Newman/Ge (7)
Watch out for: Daescu/Alshon (2) look to pick up where they left off, won the last two events they entered together (Tucson and Mesa).

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