
Dallas defeats Orlando, primed for showdown with Texas
The Dallas Flash (5-0, 15 points) made easy work of the Orlando Squeeze (9-4, 25 points) at MLP Austin on Saturday with a 3-1 regulation victory on Championship Court.
It was the first of three Premier Level matches on the day at Austin Pickle Ranch.
The highlight of the contest was Jorja Johnson's walk-off Erne in mixed doubles against Federico Staksrud and Lacy Schneemann that put Dallas ahead for good.
Talk about a thing of beauty.
"That's my favorite shot of hers. She does it so gracefully, like a ballerina out there. I love it," praised Johnson's Flash teammate, Tyra Black. "Julie Johnson's been working on Ernes with us, and it's one of my favorite shots now, and Jorja's is insane. I absolutely love it."
Dallas couldn't have asked for a better warmup ahead of their Lone Star State showdown against the Texas Ranchers at 4:30 pm CT on Pickleballtv.
"I'm just ready to play. It's going to be super fun, really electric," said Black. "I'm sure we're going to have a great crowd out there, so I just can't wait to get out there again."
"The rivalry is going to deepen. It's going to be a dogfight with all four lines, and potentially the fifth line, Dreambreaker, so we'll see what happens," added Flash standout, Augie Ge. "We're looking forward to it."
Here are the results from Saturday's match between Dallas and Orlando:
WD: Tyra Black/Jorja Johnson (DAL) def. Lacy Schneemann/Samantha Parker (ORL) 11-3
MD: Federico Staksrud/Dylan Frazier (ORL) def. JW Johnson/Augie Ge (DAL) 13-11
MXD: JW/Jorja Johnson (DAL) def. Federico Staksrud/Lacy Schneemann (ORL) 11-6
MXD: Augie Ge/Tyra Black (DAL) def. Dylan Frazier/Samantha Parker (ORL) 11-5
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