2022 Minto US Open Pickleball Championships: Fox 4

JW, Jorja and Julie Johnson Featured On Fox 4 Now News

U.S. OPEN PICKLEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS BACK IN NAPLES

And for one team, it's a family affair. Mother-Daughter duo Julie and Jorja Johnson played in the new Split Age Pro Division.
"I'm competing in Split Age Women's Doubles with my mom," 15-year-old Jorja Johnson said. "That means one senior pro plays with one regular pro under 50 and they compete with other teams matched up the same way."
"We are thrilled to be here at the U.S. open together today," added mom Julie Johnson.
The pair ended up winning their first game Tuesday, which had to happen for 15-year-old Jorja, because on the other side of the tournament, her brother James 'JW' Johnson was also competing.
"I was hoping so, I didn't want to hear about it later," Jorja said.
James Johnson was also played in the Split Age Men's Division and also won that game.
"It was a lot of fast action up in the net as well as a lot of quick movement there, so it's a lot of fun for the elderly and the young too," Johnson said. (Read More)

 

2022 Minto US Open Pickleball Championships

 

Singles 

57:18 Beth Bellamy vs Julie Johnson (Gold) 3:38:47 JW Johnson vs Ben Johns (Gold) (Highlights)

Split-Age Doubles

19:48 Julie Johnson/Jorja Johnson vs Jennifer Dawson/Gee Gee Garvin 2:21:56 Julie Johnson/Jorja Johnson vs Eva Welsher/ Callie Smith

3:36:39 Dayne Gingrich/Riley Newman vs JW Johnson/Mircea Morariu (Gold)

Split-Age Mixed Doubles

10:32 Dayne Gingrich/Callie Smith vs Jorja Johnson/Mircea Morariu 2:24:07 Jade Kawamoto/Dave Weinbach vs Jorja Johnson/Mircea Morariu 3:51:29 Lea Jansen/John Sperling vs Jorja Johnson/Mircea Morariu (Gold)

Doubles

1:36:09 Julie Johnson/Angela Simon vs Eva Welsher/Helen Wilhelm (Bronze)

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2022 US Open Johnson Family Medals

Singles	JW	Silver	Ben Johns
Singles	Julie	Silver
Doubles	JW	Silver	Mircea Morariu Split Age
Doubles	Jorja	Bronze	Julie Johnson Split Age
Doubles	Julie	Bronze	Jorja Johnson. Split Age
Mixed Doubles	Jorja	Silver	Mircea Morariu Split Age

Johnson Family Medal Count

January 17, 2021
April 26, 2022
Name	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Totals
JW	8	20	24	52
Jorja	11	9	10	30
Julie	8	15	14	37
Totals	27	44	48	119

Delray Beach Teen Wins 2nd Pro Pickleball Triple Crown At South Carolina Open

Boca Raton Tribune

JW Johnson Sets His Sights On Naples US Open Championship April 23-30

Boca Raton, FL — Last week, at the 2022 Association Of Pickleball Professionals (APP) South Carolina Open, JW Johnson, 19, won his second Triple Crown.  A Triple Crown is achieved when three gold medals are won at the same event in three brackets: Singles, Mixed Doubles and Doubles. 

JW’s Gold Medal Matches To 2nd Triple Crown 

• Singles: 8:22:42 JW Johnson vs Federico Staksrud 11-5,11-8
• Mixed Doubles: 7:20:53 Simone Jardim/JW Johnson vs Michelle Esquivel/Rob Cassidy 11-2,11-8
• Men’s Doubles: 5:57:20 Zane Navratil/JW Johnson vs Eden Lica/Andrei Daescu 13-11,11-7

Next week, the teenage pickleball pro superstar will be competing in the 2022 Minto US OPEN Pickleball Championships in Naples, Florida. The 7-day international event will showcase the top ranked pickleball players and nearly 3,000 athletes of all ages.  

JW Johnson Triple Crown Highlights/Interviews Reel (12+ mins)

JW’s Gold Medal Matches To Triple Crown 

• Singles: 11:34 JW Johnson Pickleball vs Federico Stasrud: 4-11,11-3,12-10
• Mixed Doubles: 2:24:10 Simone Jardim/JW Johnson vs Susannah Barr/Austin Gridley: 11-4,11-2
• Doubles: 3:17:07 JW Johnson/Dylan Frazier Pickleball vs Adam Stone/Dekel Bar: 11-3,9-11,6-11,15-10

This year JW has won a “Singles” Family Triple Crown with his sister, Jorja, 15, and mother. 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.   

The Sun Sentinel

Teen pickleballer wins second Triple Crown event

Teen Wins 2nd Pro Pickleball Triple Crown At South Carolina Open

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JW Johnson, 19

              

Teen Wins 2nd Pro Pickleball Triple Crown At South Carolina Open

JW Johnson Sets His Sights On US Open Championship April 23-30

DELRAY BEACH, FL (April  21, 2022) -- Last week, at the 2022 Association Of Pickleball Professionals (APP) South Carolina Open, Delray Beach based JW Johnson, 19, won his second Triple Crown.  A Triple Crown is achieved when three gold medals are won at the same event in three brackets: Singles, Mixed Doubles and Doubles. 

JW’s Gold Medal Matches To 2nd Triple Crown 

• Singles: 8:22:42 JW Johnson vs Federico Staksrud 11-5,11-8

• Mixed Doubles: 7:20:53 Simone Jardim/JW Johnson vs Michelle Esquivel/Rob Cassidy 11-2,11-8

• Men's Doubles: 5:57:20 Zane Navratil/JW Johnson vs Eden Lica/Andrei Daescu 13-11,11-7

Next week, the teenage pickleball pro superstar will be competing in the 2022 Minto US OPEN Pickleball Championships in Naples, Florida. The 7-day international event will showcase the top ranked pickleball players and nearly 3,000 athletes of all ages.  

JW won his first Triple Crown last month at the APP Delray Beach Open.

JW Johnson 1st Triple Crown Highlights/Interviews Reel (12+ mins)

JW’s Gold Medal Matches To 1st Triple Crown 

• Singles: 11:34 JW Johnson Pickleball vs Federico Stasrud: 4-11,11-3,12-10

• Mixed Doubles: 2:24:10 Simone Jardim/JW Johnson vs Susannah Barr/Austin Gridley: 11-4,11-2

• Doubles: 3:17:07 JW Johnson/Dylan Frazier Pickleball vs Adam Stone/Dekel Bar: 11-3,9-11,6-11,15-10

This year JW has won a “Singles” Family Triple Crown with his sister, Jorja, 15, and mother. 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. 

 

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2022 APP South Carolina Open

 

JW Wins 2nd Triple Crown

Singles

1:37:28 JW Johnson vs Federico Staksrud 3:26:44 JW Johnson vs James Ignatowich 8:22:42 JW Johnson vs Federico Staksrud (Gold)

2:17:48 Jorja Johnson vs Milan Rane 4:24:50 Jorja Johnson Anna Bright 6:08:08 Rachael James vs Jorja Johnson (Bronze)

Doubles

34:21 Zane Navratil/JW Johnson vs Eden Lica/Andrei Daescu 0:01 Zane Navratil/JW Johnson vs Eden Lica/Andrei Daescu (Game 2)

1:11:15 Zane Navratil/JW Johnson vs Anderson Scarpa/Greg Dow

5:57:20 Zane Navratil/JW Johnson vs Eden Lica/Andrei Daescu (Gold) 2:54:24 Simone Jardim/Lee Whitwell vs Jorja Johnson/Milan Rane (Match Point)

Mixed Doubles

1:31:49 JW Johnson/Simone Jardim vs Anna Bright/Gabriel Tardio

2:43:03 JW Johnson/Simone Jardim vs Lee Whitwell/Andri Daescu 4:58:00 Michelle Esquivel/Rob Cassidy vs JW Johnson/Simone Jardim (Highlight) 7:20:53 Michelle Esquivel/Rob Cassidy vs JW Johnson/Simone Jardim (Gold)

4:48 Jorja Johnson/Brandon Nsekpong vs Amanda Hendry/Jack Foster

5:42:45 Angela Simon/Dan Granot vs Julie Johnson/Mircea Morariu

Johnson Family Medals

Doubles	JW	Gold	Zane Navratil
Mixed Doubles	JW	Gold	Simone Jardim
Singles	JW	Gold	Triple Crown #2
Singles	Jorja	Bronze
Doubles	Jorja	Bronze	Milan Rane
Mixed Doubles	Julie	Silver	Mircea Morariu
Doubles	Julie	Silver	Sarah Mitten
Singles	Julie	Gold

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