The Johnson Family Journey: 2022 APP Tour Boca Raton Masters

APP Red Carpet Masters Award Ceremony: Lee Whitwell Interviews JW (Male Rookie Pro Of The Year) and Julie (Senior Female Pro Of The Year). Jorja received the Female Rookie Pro Of The Year award.

Singles

3:04:38 Jorja Johnson vs Megan Fudge

5:30 Jorja Johnson vs Yu-chieh Hsieh (Bronze)

57:20 Jorja Johnson vs Andrea Koop (Gold)

3:40:12 JW Johnson vs John Cincola

8:10 JW Johnson vs Zane Navratil

1:01:13 Zane Navratil vs JW Johnson (Gold)

4:16 Julie Johnson vs Eva Welsher (Bronze) 2:20:31 Julie Johnson vs Nathalie Bagby (Gold) 3:23:32 Interview: Julie Johnson

Doubles

2:01:25 Lee Whitwell/Jorja Johnson vs Jade Kawamoto/Jackie Kawamoto

3:04:25 Wes Gabrielsen/JW Johnson vs Eden Lica /Andrei Daescu

Mixed Doubles

1:22:58 Lee Whitwell/JW Johnson vs Yu-chieh Hsieh/Justin Romero

2:30:37 Lee Whitwell/JW Johnson vs Kyle Yates/Michelle Esquivel 2:57:05 Lee Whitwell/JW Johnson vs Kyle Yates/Michelle Esquivel (Rain Delay Game 2)

1:02:21 Lee Whitwell/JW Johnson vs Corrine Carr/Stefan Auvergne

2:01:25 Lee Whitwell/JW Johnson vs Vivienne David/Dekel Bar

4:29:24 Lee Whitwell/JW Johnson vs Dylan Fraizer/Jade Kawamoto (Bronze)

0:01 Lee Whitwell/JW Johnson vs Dylan Fraizer/Jade Kawamoto (Game 3)

1:56:16 Kochli/Merchant vs Jorja Johnson/Grant Bond

1:52:16 Julie Johnson/Mircea Morariu vs Dave Weinbach/Nathalie Bagby

#PickleballHistory: The Johnson Family Win The Triple Crown In Pro Singles

Doubles	JW	Silver	Mircea Morariu. Split-Age
Singles	JW	Gold
Singles	Jorja	Gold
Singles	Julie	Gold
Mixed Doubles	JW	Silver	Lee Whitwell
Mixed Doubles	Jorja	Gold	19+ Gabriel Tardio

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Julie, JW and Jorja Johnson Make Sport History

Pro Pickleball Delray Beach Family Win Triple Crown Gold Medals At APP Boca Raton Masters

DELRAY BEACH, FL (January 27, 2022) -- Last week, at the 2022 Association Of Pickleball Professionals (APP) $75,000 APP Masters in Boca Raton, Florida, JW, 19, Jorga, 15, and mom Julie Johnson won GOLD medals playing singles in the professional bracket.

On Court Interview

John Davidson: Down 9-14 (Game to 15 win by 2), Natalie Bagby gave you a run for your money and had three match points that you successfully defended. How did you turn that around?

Julie Johnson: You know, it's just, play one point at a time. You can't control anything more than that. I think nothing more than:

Where I need to serve.
What I need to do.
Things like that.
I just try to stay focused.
Sometimes it works.
Sometimes it doesn't.

John: As we all know, you're the third Johnson today to take a pro gold medal in singles. Did that add any bit of pressure to you going into this match?

Julie: John, let me tell you, all day long, that's all I've heard. Even one of the refs said to me before the game started, "you know you need to win the gold today"! My kids were like, "mom come on"!!!

I lost my first game and I thought, "Oh my gosh"!!!!!

Anyway, in the end, I got it done the hard way.

John: Well, you know, you persevered through the challenges there in the last game to 15. Job well done, capturing gold. Is there anything you'd like to say before we go to all your fans worldwide?

Julie: Thank you for cheering for me. Thank you to all these guys who cheered for me all day in the freezing cold. Thank you APP Tour and thanks Olivia for letting us have John today and go lefties. (Watch Interview)

At the APP Red Carpet Masters Award Ceremony held Thursday January 20th, the Family Trio received awards for: