Tim Hayes

BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Professional Pickleball Association’s Veolia Bristol Open ended up being headlined by a couple of teenage sensations from the Sunshine State.

John Lucian Goins, a 17-year-old from Bradenton, Florida, earned his first PPA men’s singles title on Sunday afternoon at the Bristol Sportsplex on Raytheon Road.

Meanwhile, 18-year-old Anna Leigh Waters of Delray Beach, Florida, was on the championship-winning women’s doubles and mixed doubles teams.

It was just a typical weekend for Waters, one of the most decorated pickleball players in the world and both the doubles teams she was on were seeded first.

For Goins, it was a major milestone moment, and he was far from the favorite entering the tournament.

“It still really hasn’t sunk in to think I’ve won a PPA ev

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