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Brooklyn gets their injured men's doubles anchor back for St. Pete, where a raft of season stats reveal just how dominant — and how one-sided — the top-tier matchups have been in 2026.
New Jersey beat Columbus for the Austin event crown on Super Sunday — then the real fireworks started off-court. Dallas, who went 1–4 and finished dead last, immediately dealt top-five women's player Tyra Black to Columbus for Dani-Elle Townsend and cash.
After Zane Navratil publicly questioned Patriquin's Columbus showing, Hayden texted back asking for the smoke — then went 10-0 and took it to Ben Johns in men's doubles.
On Pickleballers, Ben Johns's sister and PPA employee No. 4 retells the origin story — homeschooling on 12 acres, a freakishly coordinated kid brother, and the Franklin deal that made it real.
Through Friday's group play, the Columbus Sliders and New Jersey 5s sit 3-0 atop their groups, with Super Sunday standings points on the line.
Anna Leigh Waters and Anna Bright took women's doubles gold at the Toys "R" Us PPA Finals, with Todd/Rohrabacher silver and Parenteau/Kawamoto bronze.