PPA Tour · New Jersey 5s (MLP) · Top 6 · as of Jun 2026 · 2026 MLP: 40-7
Reigning MLP MVP with a feared two-handed backhand, now a New Jersey 5s teammate of Anna Leigh Waters.
Compare ⇄Kate Fahey and Anna Bright built a game plan around avoiding the world No. 1 entirely at MLP's Mid-Season Finals, holding her to a fraction of her usual shot count. Pundits are still dissecting it.
Anna Bright and Kate Fahey refused to hit a single ball to the world's best player, and the tactic carried the Shock to a 3-0 sweep of the 5s and their first-ever Mid-Season Tournament crown — pulling St. Louis into a first-place tie with New Jersey at 93 points.
Both top seeds rolled through Saturday's semifinals at the Edward Jones MLP Mid-Season Tournament, setting up a third New Jersey-St. Louis meeting of the season for Sunday's title.
Paddletek Group's second brand acquisition in eight months comes with three new pros on the roster — the Johnson siblings leave a post-Franklin paddle-testing odyssey behind, and Tyra Black turns her longtime PIKKL loyalty official.
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.
Runner-up — New Jersey 5s — Edward Jones Mid-Season Tournament
Champions — New Jersey 5s — MLP New York
Champions — New Jersey 5s — MLP Austin
Champions — New Jersey 5s — MLP Columbus
4th of 8 — New Jersey 5s — MLP Dallas