Lea Jansen calls Jay Devilliers "a joke" after a full bag on Nico Acevedo
The full-bag debate boiled over in MLP mixed: Jansen refused the paddle tap and exchanged words with Devilliers after he tagged her partner Nico Acevedo.
The full-bag debate is back, and this time it boiled over on court. ▶ NML Pickleball ↗ In an MLP mixed match, Jay Devilliers tagged Nico Acevedo — and Acevedo's partner Lea Jansen was not having it.
Jansen proceeded to say "you're a joke" to Jay, refused to paddle tap him
The two exchanged words on the bench and off the court, footage of which the pickleball.com crew shared on social. Jansen later clarified her issue was less the full bag itself than a veiled comment Devilliers had made online. ▶ NML Pickleball ↗
It's the second flashpoint in a month: Anna Bright had already raised a "Full Bag Epidemic" question in her newsletter after Riley Newman attempted one on Sahra Dennehy at a PPA event.
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