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Contents
VOLUME 7 / ISSUE 3 MAY / JUNE 2022
Catherine Parenteau takes home her first US Open gold in Women ’ s Pro Singles ! Photo by Scott H . Shook ; Coastal Breeze News .
features
38 Pickleball ’ s Crown Jewel
The 2022 Minto US Open Pickleball Championships Powered by Margaritaville draws a record crowd . By Drew Wathey
50 Dream Team
US Open founders Terri Graham and Chris Evon explain how the international pickleball event came to be . By Alice Tym
54 Minto US Open Pickleball Championships Results & Medal Winners
60 Table Tennis Brand JOOLA Expands into Pickleball Market
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced indoor sports centers to temporarily close , the team at JOOLA did what so many other sports enthusiasts had to do : they pivoted . By Jennifer Brozak
62 Zihuatenejo — An Emerging Pickleball Hotspot
Northwest of Acapulco , this Pacific Coast resort city is a gem for picklers . By Patrick Houston
64 Pickleball Meets the Metaverse
How will pickleball play out in VR ? By Rick Cipes
92 Pickleball Safety : One Club ’ s ( Very ) Fortunate Story
Does your club have an AED ? If not , take a lesson from a pickleball near-tragedy that had a very happy ending . By Deirdre Michalski
DEPARTMENTS
6 Publisher ’ s Playbook 16 Dinks : What ’ s News in Pickleball 20 Q & A by Rules Guru Bob Unetich 24 Around the Post by Jennifer Lucore &
Alex Hamner 28 Scene on the Court by Pickleball Curmudgeon
Craig Laughlin 36 Travel : Premier Pickleball Destinations 66 Regional Matters 70 Pickleball Canada 72 Pickleball England 74 Pickleball Mexico 80 In the Know : Equipment Reviews by
Jack Bandel 86 Ask the Pickleball Doctor : Pickleball Elbow
Debunked ! by Dr . Noe Sariban 96 PRO-file : Behind the Scenes with Kyle Yates by
Alice Tym
FROM USA PICKLEBALL
9 Message from Robert Quicksilver , USA
Pickleball Chairman of the Board 11 Message from Stu Upson , USA Pickleball CEO 84 USA Pickleball ’ s Recently Approved
Equipment 90 USA Pickleball Upcoming Sanctioned Events 94 USA Pickleball Collegiate Spotlight : North Carolina State University Pickleball Club by Hana Papaco
INSTRUCTION
32 Advice for Beginners Out There by Alice Tym 33 How to Enter Your First Pickleball Tournament by Alice Tym 78 Left-Handed Advantage by Collin Johns
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