Welcome to the Selkirk Texas Open Presented by CIBC. Today's match-ups will feature the top-ranked men’s and women’s pro doubles pickleball teams, including Ben Johns/Collin Johns, Anna Leigh Waters/Catherine Parenteau, Matt Wright/Riley Newman, Lucy Kovalova/Callie Smith, Dylan Frazier/JW Johnson, and Anna Bright/Lacy Schneemann. Follow the brackets live at PPAtour.com and fill out your predictions for a chance to win up to a $250 gift card to PickleballCentral.com. Location: Oasis Pickleball Club (Rockwall, TX) Men’s Doubles Draw (Top 5): 1 Ben Johns/Collin Johns 2 Riley Newman/Matt Wright 3 Dylan Frazier/JW Johnson 4 AJ Koller/Tyler Loong 5 Jay Devilliers/Travis Rettenmaier To see the entire Men’s Doubles Draw, go to PPAtour.com. Storylines: Defending medalists: Johns/Johns, Newman/Wright, Deakin/Ignatowich New pairing #1: Devilliers/Rettenmaier paired together for the first time. New pairing #2: Wilson (coming off injury) and Brendon Long WATCH OUT FOR: Ignatowich/McGuffin. Big Papa Jimmy grabbed bronze last year with the Canadian, can he get there again with McGuffin? Women’s Doubles Draw (Top 5): 1 Anna Leigh Waters/Catherine Parenteau 2 Lucy Kovalova/Callie Smith 3 Anna Bright/Lacy Schneemann 4 Lea Jansen/Jessie Irvine 5 Jorja Johnson/Judit Castillo To see the entire Women’s Doubles Draw, go to PPAtour.com. Storylines: Defending medalists: Waters/Waters, Irvine/Bright, Jansen/Parenteau Dizon and Wright teaming up again – gold medalists from Red Rock. Jorja Johnson and Vivienne David return – they saved 6 match points against in the semis in ATL against the Brascias to reach the final. WATCH OUT FOR: AB and Schneemann – strong MLP team now hits the PPA courts. To see all of the storylines for the Selkirk Texas Open Presented by CIBC, visit https://www.ppatour.com/storylines-selkirk-texas-open/ 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. CIBC is a leading North American financial institution with 13 million personal banking, business, public sector and institutional clients. Across Personal and Business Banking, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital Markets businesses, CIBC offers a full range of advice, solutions and services through its leading digital banking network, and locations across Canada, in the United States and around the world. Ongoing news releases and more information about CIBC can be found at https://www.cibc.com/en/about-cibc/media-centre.html.
