2022 Pickleball Magazine September/October

 

September/October Pickleball Magazine Franklin Family Ad Featuring JW, Julie & Jorja  

Franklin Sports Signs Pickleball Power Players

The Johnson Family

August 11, 2022

Franklin Sports, a manufacturer and retailer in the sporting goods industry, signed a partnership with pro pickleball players JW Johnson, Jorja Johnson and Julie Johnson. With the partnership, Franklin Sports becomes the exclusive paddle provider to the Johnson family. The partnership will also introduce a signature paddle designed with JW Johnson in 2023.

JW Johnson, 19, is currently the No.1 ranked APP men’s pickleball pro, medaling 47 times in 2022 with three triple crowns. Jorja Johnson, 15, is the No.1 ranked APP women’s pickleball pro, winning 26 medals and placing first in seven pro events in her first full season on the APP tour this year. Julie Johnson, 50, is the No. 2 ranked APP Senior Women’s pickleball pro, medaling 26 times and placing first five times in senior professional divisions in 2022. (Read More)

Pickleball is exploding, and it’s getting messy

Washington Post

MASON, Ohio — The public address announcer’s voice boomed as balls flew amid the chaotic symphony of plastic pops and thwacks. So many greats had played and won here at the Lindner Family Tennis Center outside of Cincinnati: McEnroe and Agassi, Djokovic and Federer, Nadal and Serena. But center court was suddenly the stage for something very different.

“We love tennis, and this is an incredible tennis facility,” the announcer bellowed, “but for today we are piiiiickleball!”

The tour features former lawyers, accountants, college professors and many, many former tennis players. Its highest ranks also include teenagers (Anna Leigh) Waters, Jorja Johnson (15) and her brother JW Johnson (19). (Read More)

2022 APP Atlanta Metro Open

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Mixed Doubles

1:22:03 Simone Jardim/JW Johnson vs DJ Young/Corrine Carr

Parris Todd/Dekel Bar vs JW Johnson/Simone Jardim (Gold)

Doubles

29:45 Jorja Johnson/Andrea Koop vs Simone Jardim/Parris Todd

JW Johnson/Dekel Bar vs Zane Navratil/Andrei Daescu (Gold)

Singles

2:13:24 JW Johnson vs Federico Staksrud (Gold)

2:28:41 JW Johnson vs Julian Arnold 4:21:00 JW Johnson vs Federico Staksrud 7:59:50 Dylan Frazier vs JW Johnson (Bronze)

3:12:58 Jorja Johnson vs Megan Fudge

5:14:29 Mary Brascia vs Jorja Johnson

Jorja Johnson vs Megan Fudge (Gold)

Johnson Family Medals At The Atlanta Metro Open

Singles	JW	Silver	Federico Staksrud
Doubles	JW	Gold	Dekel Bar
Mixed Doubles	JW	Gold	Simone Jardim
Mixed Doubles	Jorja	Bronze	Dylan Frazier
Doubles	Jorja	Silver	Andrea Koop
Singles	Jorja	Silver	Megan Fudge
Singles	Julie	Bronze	Anna Shirley

2022 APP Chicago Open

 

Singles

1:29:05 JW Johnson vs Federico Staksrud (Gold)

1:24:22 JW Johnson vs Julian Arnold (Highlight) 3:13:23 JW Johnson vs James Ignatowich 7:17:32 JW Johnson vs James Ignatowich (Bronze)

Doubles

2:47:08 Jorja Johnson/Anna Bright vs Andrea Koop/Lauren Stratman (Gold)

2:08:53 Jorja Johnson/Anna Bright vs Jade Kawamoto/Jackie Kawamoto 3:47:45 Jorja Johnson/Anna Bright vs Etta Wright/Lee Whitwell

4:48:24 JW Johnson/Dekel Bar vs Dylan Frazier/Andrei Daescu (Highlight) (Gold)

3:05:44 JW Johnson/Dekel Bar vs Aanik Lohani/Amrik Donkena 4:59:23 JW Johnson/Dekel Bar vs Dylan Frazier/Andrei Daescu 6:33:50 Thomas Wilson/JD Young vs JW Johnson/Dekel Bar

Mixed Doubles 

6:25:22 Jorja Johnson/JW Johnson vs Anna Bright/Dylan Frazier (Gold)

38:06 JW Johnson/Jorja Johnson vs Gabriel Tardio/Susannah Barr 2:17:07 JW Johnson/Jorja Johnson vs Vivienne David/Hunter Johnson 4:43:02 JW Johnson/Jorja Johnson vs Andrea Koop/Zane Navratil

2022 APP Chicago Open: Pickleball takes over Highland Park

 

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HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — In what other sport than pickleball could you play professionally alongside your kids?

“I can’t think of one, it’s amazing,” said Julie Johnson, the number one ranked senior women’s pickleball player in the world. 

The Johnsons are the first family of pickleball with mom Julie, 19-year-old son JW—the second ranked men’s player in the world—and his 16-year-old sister Jorja—the 4th ranked female singles player. (Read More)