Sunday, October 18, 2026

5:01 p.m. EST

You know what? I will take this finish: gold in singles, silver in mixed doubles.

I'm super, super proud of the progress and honestly it's a great way to finish the tournament. I would've never thought that I would be in three finals which is freaking insane! And then to get my second singles gold is an incredible feeling.

Kat is a great player and I love battling against her.

Roos and Jack played super, super well. Unfortunately we didn't find the answer for their game but what a great team to compete against.

Now that the tournament is over I'm actually heading back to Croatia tomorrow. I'm super excited to go home to spend time with my family after a few very very long weeks on the road and I can't wait to see my two doggies as well!

12:13 p.m. EST

Last day, best day! Good morning, Louisville! We are currently at the venue after having a good breakfast and already ate my Chipotle. I am a very basic white girl when it comes to my chipotle order but you know what? That's OK. Don't judge me too hard!

We're just at the venue, we're gonna start warming up soon for our mixed finals but before that we're gonna go watch some pickle. It is my close friend Bobbi playing for singles bronze right now, and after I'm gonna watch Kat Stewart and Rich playing against Brandon and Christine. See Brandon's picture in my blog...it's a great treat for you guys!

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I'm super pummped to play with Jay. He said he's feeling dangerous this morning once again, so stay tuned!

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Saturday, October 17, 2026

9:32 p.m. EST

What a long but great day today! Unfortunately we lost our last match of women's doubles today and won silver, but we had a really good match against Kat and Bobbi, who did amazing. I'm so super proud of them for that and then also extremely proud and happy with how G and I are coming along and fighting for every point in every match.

After the match we went to watch Shaggy for a little bit because we finished at the right time! We just wanted to time our match so that we could go out there and have fun and dance in the streets of Louisville to some reggae. We definitely had a few favorites and those are obviously "It Wasn't Me," "Angel" and "Go Down Deh" my absolute favorite. I hope you guys didn't see that live!

After that, we had to finish celebrating Allie's birthday so we got a really nice dinner and ice cream but I am more of a chocolate fan so I had to get my chocolate cake. Ice cream is great and I respect people who love it, but my thing is chocolate and just straight chocolate, and if not chocolate, chocolate cake.

We just recently got back and had to play a game of cards before G-Money leaves at 6 A.M. tomorrow. The rest of us are gonna play our matches, I'm super pumped for Championship Sunday for mixed doubles tomorrow and for women's singles. We are about to wind down and finish season six of Demon Slayer and then tomorrow morning we're getting locked in and ready to battle. Good night, Louisville!

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2:20 p.m. EST

OK, what just happened? Wow I think we're in the finals! We're in the finals of women's doubles! People keep coming up to me and saying that I'm in three finals and I'm like "what?" There are a lot of emotions right now and I'm really just trying to stay focused because we're playing mixed and singles tomorrow but today is the women's gold finals so I'm just trying to stay locked in and not think about too much. I'm trying not to think too much about what's happening, but I am so freaking proud of G and I as a team because it's our second Championship Sunday in a row. And I've never made three finals, like what? But yeah, we're gonna stay locked in. It's gonna be a super fun match, I already know it because we're playing Bobbi and Kat and we always have so much fun. We always joke around on the court. We're gonna stay locked in, but I know that the vibes are gonna be great and we're all gonna enjoy it no matter what. I'm not putting any pressure on myself because I've been putting into work and what I did already was amazing and I have nothing to lose. I'm gonna go out there, have fun and play my best game and see what that brings me.

Freaking G-Money, thank you so much for carrying me, thank you for being there for me, thank you for pushing me and hyping me up and believing in me when I didn't believe in myself. You are the absolute best and that is why you're my best friend. I freaking love you!

Big shout out also to Kat, Bobbi and Roos, who are super pumped for me and I'm just feeling so much love right now and I am so grateful to be competing on the APP Tour with so many great players and even better friends.

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8:25 a.m. EST

Good morning, Louisville! Today is the gender doubles day which means that I am playing with my bestie, G-Money, Glauka Carvajal Lane, I'm super pumped! I'm playing on the left today compared to the right side yesterday so we're gonna readjust a little bit. We just showed up at the venue, we're gonna start warming up fairly soon and then start playing around at 9:30 A.M. We had really good breakfast, got good sleep in, and we're gonna see what the day brings!

Today is a very special day because Allie Reichert has her birthday, so happy birthday, Allie! I'm gonna show you guys our birthday queen in one of our selfies.

Another fun fact - so I have recently started using breathing nose strips because I've always had trouble breathing, but I never knew it was that big of a deal until this week and I started playing with them. Let me tell you - is this how you normal people breathe??? So anyways today, if you see my Team Nostrils, mind your business, let's have fun out there and let's breathe!

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Friday, October 16, 2026

9:28 p.m. EST

What a long day, guys! But we are wrapping it up with a little bit of pizza and pasta and some skincare routines, taking it super chill and we're actually gonna watch a little bit of Demon Slayer to fully wind down.

I am so proud of the progress that I've personally made on and off the court, and especially the progress that Jay and I have made as a team, so super pumped about Sunday. First mixed Championship Sunday for myself in the U.S. so it doesn't get much better than that, and I'm glad that you guys are part of it too! Tomorrow I have women's doubles with a G-Money (Glauka). She is definitely my bestie on tour and I absolutely love playing with her and I'm super super excited! We're gonna start battling in the Round of 16 and then see where it takes us but we had a really good tournament last time in Columbus, so hopefully we can keep it going.

I will see you guys tomorrow morning. Have a great night!

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3:56 p.m. EST

Wow, I'm not sure what to say! It's my first Championship Sunday in mixed doubles at a U.S. APP Tour stop, here in Louisville! Who would have thought? My emotions are freaking through the roof, I am so happy with how we played as a team! Jay has been carrying me the whole day, he's been doing it so well. I trust him with all our patterns and everything, so playing-wise it's been awesome, he's such a great partner so I'm really grateful to get to play with him. We played some really tough teams especially in the semifinals, playing against one of my closest friends on tour, Brandon Lane, and Christine as well, they're such good players. I'm really happy with how today went.

Outside of that - I do have life outside of pickleball sometimes - I'm just trying to watch others and cheer them on. Kat is playing her semifinal right now, battling on the court with Richard. But I also found a dog! I freaking love dogs! I love all animals, I have two dogs back home in Croatia and I just found my senior pro friend and her English bulldog! 

So between cheering, taking pictures and petting dogs I would say it's been a pretty good day! So we're going to wrap it up after this match and go eat because I can eat a five-course meal! And then we're going to wind down with probably a game of cards and Demon Slayer, so it's going to be super fun! 

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1:18 p.m. EST

Ok guys, loving the day so far! We just finished our quarterfinal match in mixed doubles. Jay is playing insane - thank you for being big! We are moving on to the semifinals next; we've had great matches, we've played some really good players, it's super fun, I really like the partnership that we have. It's our second time playing together and I think we're starting to click.

Fun fact: in between matches I was actually taking pictures because the group that I'm staying with and some other players have decided that we're going to get our own camera and just start taking pictures of each other when we're not playing. That's been actually kind of fun - we can post every day which is important for our social media just to keep everyone updated and to get a following and connect with the community.

Something else I love to do in between matches is just hang out with my crew, we love to watch matches together and just cheer each other on and make each other better every day. I am currently watching the other quarterfinals, right now it's Kat and Richard playing against Allison Harris and David Bieger.

I am super pumped for our next match, it's going to be probably in about an hour-and-a-half, so stay tuned! 

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7:06 a.m. EST

What an early morning this is! Good morning, Louisville! We are back today, this morning we had an early wake up time at 5:40 A.M. but we're excited for mixed day today. The outfit is all black because that's how we're feeling. And, this is unfortunate but also could be fun - I'm playing the first round against my women's doubles partner, Glauka, which is a little bit unfortunate but it's it's gonna be a good one as always. I'll keep you guys posted how that goes!

We had a very early breakfast but it was pretty good. You guys will see a picture once again and then I'll keep you guys posted!

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Thursday, October 15, 2026

8:15 p.m. EST

OK, definitely winding down for tonight. It is currently 8:15 P.M. and we're starting at 8 A.M. tomorrow which means probably waking up at five. Five...that is very concerning, it's super early! But that's OK because we're gonna have a good breakfast, we're gonna get a good warm-up in and then we're gonna crush it on the court. I'm super pumped for mixed day. I'm just finishing the night with a game of cards, a little bit of Demon Slayer and a very interesting snack that I hope you guys will like!

As you guys can see from this photo I am a big horror movie fan, so if you have any recommendations, please feel free to reach out. I freaking love scary movies!

Anyways good night, Louisville!

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5:42 p.m. EST

Just finished a successful day on the court! I had so much fun playing today. I had a few tough matches and then I played Bobbi in the semis. I love playing her because she's a close friend and we always have fun on court. She hits some insane shots but super happy I was able to pull it through and then once again I'll play Championship Sunday against Kat Stewart! It's gonna be a fun one as always but I don't really wanna think about it until it actually happens. We're actually staying together, all of us, so she might slip something into my drink, but we're gonna find out soon!

After singles day I played a little bit of mixed doubles with Jay against Kat and Richard and we had some good points. We're definitely figuring out a few patterns and still working on what to do as a team because we only played once together, but we have the rest of the year moving forward, which is gonna be super good.

And of course, as a reward after the long day, I got Chipotle for dinner, even though it was only 5 P.M. but we will take it! Definitely love going to chipotle it is right next to the venue which is my favorite thing ever so you might see me there quite often! So just finished dinner and came back to the room. We're gonna shower and chill and then I'll keep you guys posted!

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1:03 p.m. EST

Good morning, Louisville! It's my first time being in this beautiful city! I was not sure what to expect but the courts are looking awesome and I'm super pumped to play over here. I started off my morning super easy because we were starting at 12 P.M. today so we had a nice little girls breakfast. Unfortunately, I was on cooking duty but that's okay because Kat and Glauka were also helping me!

Once at the venue I went to get the logos on my dresses and shirts so that I can compete later and represent the APP. After that we started off with a nice little warm-up. We actually do a very fun warm-up, Kat and I, we always start off with throwing a football, then we do some drills with the ball and we're really trying to make it fun but also very physical so that our body is ready for singles. After our singles warm-up we decided to hit some balls. It was actually fairly easy to find a court at the beginning because Thursdays are a little bit slower being singles day.

One thing I have to say is I like to come in a day or two early to the tournament, so we flew in on Tuesday night around midnight but luckily we had Wednesday morning to sleep in and we actually woke up super late at 10:30 a.m. but we had a super chill day. We went to grab brunch and then we hit some balls, played some women's doubles and singles. I usually like to come early just to get my body ready for the conditions and especially now we're playing inside of the convention center so the courts are a little bit different. The area is different especially when I'm spending a lot of time in Florida. Spending a lot of time in Florida, the humidity affects the play a lot so coming early actually helps me get used to the ball and the conditions.

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