Grandstand Court: Selkirk Red Rock Open - Men's & Women's Doubles

Welcome to the Selkirk Red Rock Open presented by Pickleball Central. Today's match-ups will feature the top-ranked men’s and women’s pro doubles pickleball teams, including Ben Johns, Collin Johns, Anna Bright, and Etta Wright.
Location: Little Valley Sports Complex (St. George, UT)
Men’s Doubles Draw (Top 5):
1 Ben Johns/Collin Johns
2 Dylan Frazier/JW Johnson
3 Federico Staksrud/Pablo Tellez
4 Tyson McGuffin/Dekel Bar
5 Connor Garnett/Christian Alshon
To see the entire Men’s Doubles Draw, go to PPAtour.com.
Storylines:
Defending medalists: McGuffin/Long, C Johns/Bar, Ignatowich/Newman
Johns brothers are trying to run the table in April, hoping for 4 consecutive Sunday wins.
Frazier and Johnson (2) are officially full time on the PPA Tour and hunting for gold.
Fun pairing alert: Augie Ge, and returning from injury, AJ Koller (11).
WATCH OUT FOR: Pablo Tellez and Federico Staksrud (3) - last ride as partners.
Women’s Doubles Draw (Top 5):
1 Anna Bright/Callie Smith
2 Etta Wright/Meghan Dizon
3 Tyra Black/Allyce Jones
4 Lea Jansen/Tina Pisnik
5 Mary Brascia/Maggie Brascia
To see the entire Women’s Doubles Draw, go to PPAtour.com.
Storylines:
Defending medalists: Dizon/Wright, Jansen/Jones, Smith/Kovalova
Utah’s Alix Truong pairs with last week’s finalist Vivian Glozman as the 12 seed.
Dizon and Wright (2) want to defend their home state with the crowd roaring behind them.
Can Rane and Wang (10) catch some chemistry and make a run into the quarters or deeper?
WATCH OUT FOR: Anna Bright/Callie Smith (1) - lots of firepower, with Callie stepping in for Rohrabacher.
To see all of the storylines for the Selkirk Red Rock Open presented by Pickleball Central, visit www.ppatour.com/storylines-fo...
About Our Sponsors:
Selkirk Sport, a made-in-the-USA manufacturer of pickleball paddles and accessories, is a family-owned and operated company. Selkirk Sport is based in Hayden, Idaho, in the shadows of its namesake, the Selkirk mountain range. Founded in 2014, Selkirk Sport was born from a passion for sport and the Western outdoor leisure lifestyle that was afforded to the company’s founders, Rob and Mike Barnes, along with their father Jim, who is Selkirk’s production manager. Backed by the philosophy of always pushing the limits, Selkirk Sport is committed to manufacturing products that deliver the highest performance with unmatched quality and service. Selkirk Sport has become one of the industry’s fastest-growing companies, with paddles used by many of the game’s premier players, such as Jack Sock, Catherine Parenteau, Parris Todd, Dylan Frazier, Mary Brascia, Maggie Brascia, James Ignatowich and a host of others premier players and national/regional champions.
Pickleball Central, the pickleball specialty superstore, was started in 2006 by Anna Copley and David Johnson to service the growing sport. Pickleball Central is the world's largest company devoted exclusively to the sport of pickleball and is one of the fastest growing private companies in the state of Washington. The company serves over 300,000 households worldwide and over 500 distribution, facility, and industry partners. PickleballCentral.com is ranked number one in customer satisfaction for racquet sports retailers by TrustPilot. In 2018, Pickleball Central acquired PickleballTournaments.com. In 2016, Pickleball Central acquired Pickle-Ball Inc., the company that formally launched the sport in 1972. PickleballCentral.com carries the industry's top brands with an incredible selection of paddles, nets, balls, shoes, apparel, and pickleball accessories for all player abilities. The company is privately held, and operates from headquarters in Kent, Washington.

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