Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Pickler The Podcast - Episode #11 - Jorja Johnson Is Dreamin' of Olympic Pickleball

 

Pickler Podcast
Jorja Johnson Interview

As a 15 year old, Jorja Johnson is not just playing pickleball... she is tearing up pro pickleball. Now, Johnson joins Pickler The Podcast co-hosts, Stacie Townsend and John "The People's Champ" Davison to discuss her goals, pickleball in the Johnson family (with brother, JW Johnson, and mother, Julie Johnson), and what is in store for Jorja next

  1. 2:27 Walk us through the last 3 months. Where is your head at?
  2. 4:40 As a Pickleball Family, what do you guys do every day?
  3. 7:15 Playing with Gabriel Tardio?
  4. 9:03 What do you guys talk about at the dinner table?
  5. 10:07 Who is the best strategist?
  6. 11:14 Do you like the strategy part of pickleball the best?
  7. 11:59 Tips?
  8. 13:21 Was it hard to play your brother?
  9. 15:10 Hooked calls?
  10. 16:28 Where do you get your focus?
  11. 17:29 What are you thinking during time outs? Criss Cross Applesauce
  12. 19:08 Training with the family in the mornings. What does that look like?
  13. 20:41 Longest dink rally?
  14. 21:37 Playing Singles: Anna Bright
  15. 23:49 What are you going to do next time to make sure you are ready to go?
  16. 26:06 Next tournament?
  17. 27:17 Pickleball Goals?
  18. 29:23 Playing with JW
  19. 30:33 Favorite Partner?
  20. 31:42 Who do you want to play with?
  21. 32:52 New sponsor?
  22. 37:25 College or Pickleball? What does the next couple of years look like?
  23. 42:05 What else should we know about Jorja Johnson?
  24. 43:42 What can people expect from you this year?
  25. 44:04 MLP?
  26. 45:32 Shout out to your fans?

Pickleball Magazine: March/April 2022

 All In The Family


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Monday, March 21, 2022

2022 APP Tour Delray Beach Open

 

Singles
11:34 JW Johnson Pickleball vs Federico Stasrud (Gold)
2:06:41 JW Johnson vs Federico Staksrud

1:23:33 Jorja Johnson vs Anna Bright (Gold)
6:11:36 Jorja Johnson vs Megan Fudge
Doubles
3:17:07 JW Johnson/Dylan Frazier vs Adam Stone/Dekel Bar (Gold)

3:35:54 Johnny Goldberg/Joey Farias vs JW Johnson/Dylan Frazier 5:23:46 JW Johnson/Dylan Frazier vs AJ Koller/Thomas Wilson
6:51:56 JW Johnson/Dylan Frazier vs Adam Stone/Dekel Bar
37:12 JW Johnson/Dylan Frazier vs Eric Gilbert/ Jay Campbell
1:43:16 Julie Johnson/Mircea Morariu vs Kim Kesner /David Furman 6:09:01 Jorja Johnson/Sarah Ansboury vs Maggie Remynse/Susannah Barr

Mixed Doubles
2:24:10 Simone Jardim/JW Johnson vs Susannah Barr/Austin Gridley (Gold)
41:29 Simone Jadim/JW Johnson vs AJ Koller/Regina Franco
4:31:59 DJ Young/Lee Whitwell vs JW Johnson/Simone Jardim
6:07:28 Anna Bright/Dylan Frazier vs JW Johnson/Simone Jardim
1:25:05 Jorja Johnson/G. Tardio vs Blackwood/Auvergne 4:29:39 Simon/Julie Johnson vs Bellamy/Bagby



JW Wins 1st Triple Crown


Delray Beach Medals
SinglesJWGoldTriple Crown
DoublesJWGoldDylan Frazier
Mixed DoublesJWGoldSimone Jardim
SinglesJorjaSilver

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Delray Beach Teens Seek 3rd Singles Triple Crown With Mom At 2022 APP Delray Beach Open

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Jorja Johnson, 15, Julie Johnson, and JW Johnson, 19


              

Delray Beach Teens Seek 3rd Singles Triple Crown With Mom At Delray Beach Open 



DELRAY BEACH, FL (March  16, 2022) -- This week at the 2022 Association Of Pickleball Professionals (APP) Delray Beach Open, Jorja Johnson, 15, JW Johnson, 19, and Julie Johnson (mom) will seek their 3rd Pro Pickleball Singles Triple Crown.  A Triple Crown is achieved when three gold medals are won at the same event by an individual or family members that played in the same bracket.




Julie and her mixed doubles partner, Mircea Morariu, are the tournament hosts. Pro Pickleball Singles matches begin at 8am Thursday March 17th at the Delray Beach Tennis and Pickleball Center.  


Delray Beach Open Pro Schedule


Thursday Pro Singles, Friday Pro Mixed Doubles and Saturday Pro Gender Doubles will play through bronze medal matches.


APP Championship Sunday

  • All gold medal matches will be played for each pro division on Championship Sunday

  • Schedule of Championship Sunday for the five gold medal matches will be determined no later than 6pm on Saturday night for order of play. Gold matches to start at 10am and conclude by 4pm weather permitting. All the following matches will be featured on Championship Court #1 starting at 10:00 a.m. and streamed on the APP YouTube Channel (no particular order)

    • ​Women's Singles Gold

    • Men’s Singles Gold

    • Women's Doubles Gold

    • Men's Doubles Gold

    • Mixed Doubles Gold


The Family Trio’s first Singles Triple Crown was at the January APP Boca Raton Masters and their second Triple Crown was at the APP Plantation Open earlier this month. 

 

Get to know the Johnson Family: Interviews

 

Follow The Johnson Family Pro Pickleball journey on Facebook: 

 

 

Johnson Family Press Kit (Interviews, Articles, Schedule, Matches)

 

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Sunday, March 13, 2022

2022 PPA Riverland Open

 

Singles

1:16:30 JW Johnson vs Pb&j Ore (Clip) 4:50:05 JW Johnson vs Ben Johns
4:27:57 JW Johnson vs. Tyson McGuffin (Gold)
Podcast Clip: Tyson McGuffin Talks About Playing JW Johnson

40:26 Jorja Johnson vs Paris Todd (Bronze)

Mixed Doubles

1:00:24 Lucy Kovalova/Matt Wright vs Jorja Johnson/Gabriel Tardio

Doubles

2:12:07 Dylan Frazier/JW Johnson vs Ben Johns/Collin Johns
1:15:17 Matt Wright/Riley Newman vs. JW Johnson/Dylan Frazier (Gold)

Riverland Open Medals
DoublesJWSilverDylan Frazier
SinglesJWGold
SinglesJorjaBronze



Sunday, March 6, 2022

2022 APP Plantation Open

Doubles

3:20:33 Dylan Frazier/JW Johnson vs Andrei Daescu/Zane Navratil 5:41:34 Joey Farias/Altaf Merchant vs Dylan Frazier/JW Johnson (Bronze)
6:52:03 Andrei Daescu/Zane Navratil vs Dylan Frazier/JW Johnson (Gold)  

2:07:38 Anna Bright/Amanda Hendry vs Jorja Johnson/Lee Whitwell 5:02:46 Lina Padegimaite/Kasandra Gehrke vs Jorja Johnson/Lee Whitwell (Bronze)
6:11:45 Jade Kawamoto/Jackie Kawamoto vs Jorja Johnson/Lee Whitwell (Gold) 


Mixed Doubles

1:08:41 Lee Whitwell/JW Johnson vs Kasandra Gehrke/Kaden Seward 2:18:54 Simone Jardim/Dylan Frazier vs Jorja Johnson/Gabriel Tardio
3:06:02 Jackie Kawamoto/Zane Navratil vs Lee Whitwell/JW Johnson 5:19:36 Lee Whitwell/JW Johnson vs Jorja Johnson/Gabriel Tardio 6:09:06 Lee Whitwell/JW Johnson vs Jackie Kawamoto/Zane Navratil (Bronze) 7:12:00 Lee Whitwell/JW Johnson vs Simone Jardim/Dylan Frazier (Gold)

Singles

10:34 William Sobek vs JW Johnson
0:01 Federico Staksrud vs JW Johnson (Game 2)
1:00:54 Anna Bright vs Jorja Johnson 1:29:15 JW Johnson vs Zane Navratil 3:13:23 Jorja Johnson vs Megan Fudge
Triple Crown Finals Matches 5:00:44 Jorja Johnson vs Paris Todd (Gold) (Match Point) 6:12:50 JW Johnson vs Zane Navratil (Gold)

NOTE: Julie Johnson won a Pro Senior Women's Singles Gold Medal. Video not available.

Johnson Family Plantation Open Medals
DoublesJWGoldDylan Frazier
Mixed DoublesJWSilverLee Whitwell
DoublesJulieSilverGiGi Fernandez
DoublesJorjaSilverLee Whitwell
SinglesJulieGold
SinglesJWGold
SinglesJorjaGold


Jorja, Julie and JW Win 2nd Pro Singles Triple Crown

The Beer City Pickleball Open treats The Johnson Siblings Well

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