Arden Barnes

MASON, OH - SEPTEMBER 11: Amateur pickleball players play mixed double matches during the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Baird Wealth Management Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (Photo by Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post)

Pickleball Tournament MASON, OH - SEPTEMBER 8: Anna Leigh Waters returns the ball during her womens pro singles match against Anna Bright during the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Baird Wealth Management Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (Photo by Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post

Pickleball Tournament MASON, OH - SEPTEMBER 11: Fan cheer after Anna Leigh Waters’ win in the womens pro singles gold medal match against Lea Jansen during the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Baird Wealth Management Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (Photo by Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post

Tyson McGuffin goes after the ball during a men's pro singles match during the Professional Pickleball Association's Baird Wealth Management Open in Mason, Ohio. (Arden S. Barnes for The Washington Post)

Waters celebrates after winning the womens pro singles gold medal match against Lea Jansen during the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Baird Wealth Management Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (Photo by Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post)

Pickleball Tournament h Waters stretches before her first match during the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Baird Wealth Management Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (Photo by Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post)

Brothers Collin, left, and Ben Johns hoist their trophy after winning the men's pro doubles match against Jay Devilliers and Tyson McGuffin. (Arden S. Barnes for The Washington Post)

MASON, OH - SEPTEMBER 11: Darlene Latta wears a pickleball themed outfit during the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Baird Wealth Management Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Latta, of Calvert City, Kentucky, has been dubbed the “Godfather of Calvert City Pickleball” after starting her local league. (Photo by Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post)

MASON, OH - SEPTEMBER 11: Anna Leigh Waters gives a fan a bag holding a signed paddle after winning the womens pro singles gold medal match against Lea Jansen during the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Baird Wealth Management Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (Photo by Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post)

Anna Bright (right) hits the ball during the womens pro doubles match against Catherine Parenteau and Lea Jansen during the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Baird Wealth Management Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (Photo by Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post)

 MASON, OH - SEPTEMBER 8: Anna Leigh Waters’ trainer, Brandon Oakes, helps stretch out her legs before her first match during the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Baird Wealth Management Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (Photo by Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post)

MASON, OH - SEPTEMBER 8: Ben Johns goes after the ball during his men’s pro singles match against Tyler Loong during the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Baird Wealth Management Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (Photo by Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post)

MASON, OH - SEPTEMBER 8: Anna Leigh Waters goes after the ball during her womens pro singles match against Yana Grechkina during the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Baird Wealth Management Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (Photo by Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post)

MASON, OH - SEPTEMBER 11: Anna Bright (right) and Jessie Irvine celebrate after a point during the womens pro doubles match against Catherine Parenteau and Lea Jansen during the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Baird Wealth Management Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (Photo by Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post)

MASON, OH - SEPTEMBER 8: Anna Leigh Waters signs a Pickleball Mexico paddle during the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Baird Wealth Management Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (Photo by Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post)

MASON, OH - SEPTEMBER 11: Anna Bright (right) and Jessie Irvine wave to the crowd during the post-match interview with Hannah Johns after winning the womens pro doubles match against Catherine Parenteau and Lea Jansen during the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Baird Wealth Management Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. (Photo by Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post)