

DEVELOPMENT
Another young new-comer on the tour, Gabriel Tardio is gaining attention fast. At the age of 14, Tardio was introduced to pickleball by his grandfather in Bolivia. Tardio and his grandfather bonded over their love of pickleball by building two courts in their home country of Bolivia. After Tardio moved to the United States, he played pickleball every day after school. When asked about what he loves about pickleball, Tardio said, “What I love about pickleball is it’s such a fast sport, but at the same time you have to be patient. It’s fast and patient. It’s also such a new sport, it’s great.”
PPA Tour: Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships
Bracket Completed
Gold:
Ben Johns
Silver:
Connor Garnett
Bronze:
Hunter Johnson
Bracket Completed
Match #45
May 13
Jessie Irvine, Gabriel Tardio
G1
8
-11
G2
11
-1
G3
11
-4
Yuta Funemizu, Hannah Blatt
G1
8
11
G2
11
1
G3
11
4
Match #77
May 16
Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson
G1
11
-3
G2
10
-12
G3
11
-1
Gabriel Tardio, Jessie Irvine
G1
11
3
G2
10
12
G3
11
1
Gold:
Anna Leigh Waters / Ben Johns
Silver:
Etta Tuionetoa / Christian Alshon
Bronze:
Jorja Johnson / JW Johnson
Bracket Completed
Match #37
May 15
Ben Johns, Gabriel Tardio
G1
11
-7
G2
11
-9
Travis Rettenmaier, Donald Young
G1
11
7
G2
11
9
Match #46
May 18
Ben Johns, Gabriel Tardio
G1
10
-12
G2
11
-3
G3
11
-4
Andrei Daescu, Christian Alshon
G1
10
12
G2
11
3
G3
11
4
Match #48
May 18
JW Johnson, CJ Klinger
G1
11
-9
G2
11
-9
G3
11
-7
Ben Johns, Gabriel Tardio
G1
11
9
G2
11
9
G3
11
7
Gold:
JW Johnson / CJ Klinger
Silver:
Ben Johns / Gabriel Tardio
Bronze:
Andrei Daescu / Christian Alshon