Anna Leigh Waters easily kept alive her hopes of a repeat “triple” by winning easily in all three of her brackets Tuesday in the Professional Pickleball Association’s Virginia Beach Cup. She’s No. 1 in the world in all three of her divisions — women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.

As numerous amateur players and fans mingled at the massive Virginia Beach Pickleball facility off Birdneck Road, the 18-year-old phenom from Delray Beach, Florida, continued to dominate in her second trip to this event, which is one of the PPA’s second-highest tier of tournaments. She went 3 for 3 in championships at last year’s inaugural Virginia Beach Cup.

Most of the high seeds advanced in women’s singles, paced by Waters, who will play No. 17 Ava Ignatowich on Thursday, and No. 2 Kaitlyn Chri

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