Will Howells: Leaving the APP, Teaming Up With Anna Leigh Waters, and His Cocky Mentality | S4 E9

Will Howells is a former top-15 US junior tennis player and Notre Dame standout who switched to pickleball in 2023 and quickly climbed the ranks, now stepping onto the PPA and MLP tours as one of the newest faces on tour. In this episode, Will sits down with Roscoe and Jared to trace his path from junior tennis dreams and a Notre Dame ankle injury to grinding out results on the APP tour while still working full-time. They dig into his draft night, his rise as MLP's "team of misfits," and the mindset that carried him through every step. Will breaks down his draft day call from Ryan Harwood, becoming "the man" on the APP tour after Andre, Gabe, and the Johnson 5 left for MLP, and the tough multi-month decision to walk away from APP entirely for a full PPA and MLP schedule. Will also gives his own retelling of the infamous Anna Leigh Waters vs. Hayden "Big H" sideline altercation. Delivered by @whiteclaw! Pickleballers Hat: 🧢 https://shop.thekitchenpickle.com/products/pickleballer-snapback?variant=58191198781521 Add us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/pickleballers https://instagram.com/thekitchenpickleball https://instagram.com/roscoebellamy https://instagram.com/jpaulthechef Timestamps: 1:53 — Growing Up in Richmond, Virginia 3:19 — Two Half-Siblings and a Full One 4:44 — Cracking the Top 15 in Junior Tennis 7:33 — Committing to Notre Dame 10:58 — The Ankle Break That Ended His Season 11:34 — A Friend Drags Him to the Park 12:49 — JW Takes Him Under His Wing 14:59 — Losing to Daescu Six Times 17:22 — Public Enemy #1 on the AP Tour 20:09 — The McDonald's Call That Changed Everything 23:26 — Betting His Career on the PPA 27:25 — He Popped the Question 28:35 — Lining Up Noe, Rachel, Megan, and Tyra 31:00 — Snapping His Ankle on a Passing Shot 36:41 — Shrinking the Court: Singles Reinvented 39:23 — The Best Beard in Pickleball 40:37 — Racing Motorcycle Life 44:00 — The Secret to Closing Out Matches 49:29 — Breaking Down Anna Leigh vs. Big H 51:46 — Inside the DAPS Shoe Deal Source: The Kitchen - A Pickleball Community

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