NJ 5s Sweep Columbus Sliders, Set Up Super Sunday Clash With St. Louis Shock at MLP Columbus
Pickleball.com's Hannah Johns reports that the New Jersey 5s swept the hometown Columbus Sliders 4-0 in Saturday pool play at MLP Columbus, with Anna Leigh Waters and Jorja Johnson taking women's doubles 11-3 and Noe Khlif teaming with Will Howells and Waters to close out the men's and mixed games. The win locks the 5s into Pool A and sends them to Super Sunday opposite the Pool B-winning St. Louis Shock to play for the 25-point top finish.
Read at Pickleball.com →How to Win More Points Off Your Pickleball Serve: Placement and Spin Combos
The Dink Media Team breaks down a framework for treating the pickleball serve as a setup shot rather than a formality, pairing four placement zones (deep backhand, wide forehand, body, short angle) with topspin, backspin, and sidespin to force weak returns. The guide lays out three high-percentage combos including topspin to the deep backhand and backspin to the wide forehand, and stresses that varying speed and spin within a match is what keeps a strong serve effective against adjusting opponents.
Read at The Dink →
FITK Daily Dink aggregates reporting from other outlets under fair-use summary. All original reporting, credit, and traffic belong to the linked sources.