Selkirk Texas Open (Championship Court) - Men’s and Women’s Singles

Welcome to the Selkirk Texas Open Presented by CIBC. Today's match-ups will feature the top-ranked pro singles pickleball players, including Ben Johns, Anna Leigh Waters, Federico Staksrud, Irina Tereschenko, Jay Devilliers, and Lea Jansen.

Follow the brackets live at PPAtour.com and fill out your predictions for Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles for a chance to win up to a $250 gift card to PickleballCentral.com.

Location: Oasis Pickleball Club (Rockwall, TX)

Men's Singles Draw (Top 5):

(1) Ben Johns
(2) Federico Staksrud
(3) Jay Devilliers
(4) Tyson McGuffin
(5) JW Johnson

To see the entire Men’s Singles Draw, go to PPAtour.com.

Storylines:
- Defending medalists (from Fall ’22 Texas Open): Tyson McGuffin, Ben Johns, Julian Arnold
- Stacked field – Top 13 all entered for the first time in ‘23
- Will the Texas heat benefit the large and more acclimated Texas contingent?
- WATCH OUT FOR: Connor Garnett – earned his first PPA medal in ATL – can he back it up?

Women's Singles Draw (Top 5):

(1) Anna Leigh Waters
(2) Lea Jansen
(3) Irina Tereschenko
(4) Catherine Parenteau
(5) Brooke Buckner

To see the entire Women's Singles Draw, go to PPAtour.com.

Storylines:
- Defending medalists: Anna Leigh Waters, Lea Jansen, Catherine Parenteau
- AL looking for her 25th career PPA singles gold - #1 all time.
- Mary Brascia not in the field to follow-up her run to the finals.
- WATCH OUT FOR: Judit Castillo – getting closer and closer to a medal. Is this the week she pulls it off?

To see all of the storylines for the Selkirk Texas Open Presented by CIBC, visit https://www.ppatour.com/storyl....ines-selkirk-texas-o

About Our Sponsors:

Selkirk Sport, a made-in-the-USA manufacturer of pickleball paddles and accessories, is a family-owned and operated company based in Hayden, Idaho, located in the shadows of its namesake, the Selkirk mountain range. Founded in 2014, Selkirk Sport is born off a passion for sport, as well as the great 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. As part of its early success, Selkirk Sport was the very first pickleball manufacturer to offer an unprecedented lifetime warranty on its high-performance products. And, to meet the demands of the game’s premier professionals, the company developed low-profile edge guards that are lightweight and extremely durable. 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 Tyson McGuffin, Parris Todd, Dylan Frazier, Mary Brascia, Maggie Brascia, Wesley Gabrielsen, Cammy MacGregor, and a host of others who are premier players and national/regional champions.

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