Brad and I were so lucky to get to go compete at the PPA Championships in Las Vegas! The courts were amazing and we loved watching all the pros compete!
Lucy Kovalova and me!
Lucy is number 2 player in the world and is on Team FILA and she checked in with us throughout the tournament day to see how we were doing. The pros are all super approachable.
We watched the pros, now it was our turn!
My face shows I was nervous.
First a good luck picture with pro, Shelton Jean Baptiste, otherwise known as the Unicorn.
In between matches I struck up a conversation with Simmone Jardim, the top women's pickleball player in the world. She and I have a mutual friend, so fun!
Another pro, Callie Smith, who has the best "Come On!" after a good shot!
I love her intensity on the court. In between all these photos, Brad and I were playing lots of pickleball. And we kept winning!!!!
This was on the same court the pros play their medal matches on. We went undefeated and won the gold medal!
Once again, we were taking the medal stand late into the night!
It was so worth it, we played so hard and all of our drilling, practicing, working out, paid off big time.
We did it!
This is center court!!!
Lucy Kovalova had just won her gold medal in women's doubles and she let me come down to center court and take our picture together with our gold medals! So special!
Team FILA!
To top off the night, Simone Jardim and Lucy Kovalova tossed me the winning game ball and they both signed it.
It was a fabulous weekend and I was so happy to be able to tell Stephen and the kids we were bringing home another gold medal!
Pickleball is so much fun!
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