Stats Wrap: Championship Sunday at the Select Medical Orange County Cup

San Clemente, California. June 30, 2024.

MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: 

(1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (7) Catherine Parenteau and Christian Alshon, 11-0, 11-7, 11-4.

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MATCH NOTES:

  • Ben Johns 50th PPA Mixed Doubles title.
  • Waters/Johns’ 35th career title together, and 8th this year.
  • Part of Waters’ 27th career Triple Crown, and 7th this year.
  • Waters/Johns’ match record is now 177-6.
  • Waters/Johns trailed 4-5-2 in Game Three then won the last six points.
  • Parenteau was in the finals of all three events here.
  • Alshon’s first career PPA Mixed Doubles final.

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RALLIES:

931 shots.

93 rallies.

10 shots per rally.

31 rallies per game.

54/93 rallies were 9 shots or less. (58%)

39/93 rallies were 10 shots or more. (42%)

Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (3), 3 shots (6), 4 shots (6).

(16% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)

Longest: 38, 31, 28.

(2 rallies were 30 shots or more. 8 were 20+.)

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THIRD SHOTS:

Waters: 25 drops, 7 drives. (78% drops)

Johns: 12 drops, 10 drives. (54% drops)

Waters/Johns: 37 drops, 17 drives. (68% drops)

Parenteau: 9 drops, 8 drives. (52% drops)

Alshon: 15 drops, 4 drives (78% drops)

Parenteau/Alshon: 24 drops, 12 drives. (66% drops)

Third Shot Totals: 61 drops, 29 drives (67% drops)

***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***

Waters: (2) 1 third shot drop net, 1 third shot drive net.

Johns: (1) 1 third shot drive wide.

Parenteau: (3) 1 return long, 1 return net, 1 third shot drop net.

Alshon: (3) 1 return long, 1 third shot drop mishit, 1 third shot drop net.

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***Third Shots Kept in Play***

Waters: 30/32 = 93%

Johns: 21/22 = 95%

Parenteau: 16/17 = 94%

Alshon: 17/19 = 89%

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SPEED-UPS:

I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.

Waters: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 3.

Johns: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 6.

Waters/Johns: initiated and won 13, initiated and lost 9. (59% success rate)

Parenteau: initiated and won 1, initiated and lost 2.

Alshon: initiated and won 3, initiated and lost 8.

Parenteau/Alshon: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 10. (28% success rate)

Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 17 and lost 19, for a 47% success rate.

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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).

Waters: 1

Johns: 1

Parenteau: 1

Alshon: 1

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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 9.

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GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 13% of the rallies.

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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).

Waters: 8

Johns: 7

Parenteau: 0

Alshon: 6

(22% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)

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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)

Waters: 1 ATP.

Johns: 1 ATP, 1 Erne, 1 Erne defended.

Parenteau: 1 ATP defended.

Alshon: 2 ATPs, 1 Erne.

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OFFENSIVE LOBS: none.

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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:

Waters: 1

Johns: 5

Parenteau: 3

Alshon: 7

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GAME POINTS:

Waters/Johns: Won 3, Lost 3.

Parenteau/Alshon: none.

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TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)

Waters/Johns: Won 0, Lost 1.

Parenteau/Alshon: Won 4, Lost 2.

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DVR ALERT:

  • Game One, 1-0-2, Match-high 38-shot rally with a great firefight.

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MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: 

(2) Dylan Frazier and JW Johnson def. (5) Hayden Patriquin and Pablo Tellez, 11-7, 11-7, 11-6.

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MATCH NOTES:

  • Frazier overtakes Ben Johns as the PPA’s top-ranked Men’s Doubles player.
  • Frazier/Johnson’s match record is now 131-24.
  • Frazier/Johnson’s 10th career title together and 5th this year.
  • This is the first time in PPA history that there has been a stretch of five tournaments without Ben Johns winning a Men’s Doubles title.
  • Patriquin in back-to-back finals after winning previous tournament (with Staksrud).

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RALLIES:

1,437 shots.

126 rallies.

11.4 shots per rally.

42 rallies per game.

71/126 rallies were 9 shots or less. (56%)

55/126 rallies were 10 shots or more. (44%)

Shortest: 1 shot (4), 2 shots (3), 3 shots (4), 4 shots (11).

(17% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)

Longest: 42, 41, 38.

(9 rallies were 30 shots or more. 22 were 20+.)

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THIRD SHOTS:

Frazier: 18 drops, 10 drives. (64% drops)

Johnson: 24 drops, 14 drives. (63% drops)

Frazier/Johnson: 42 drops, 24 drives. (63% drops)

Patriquin: 14 drops, 8 drives. (63% drops)

Tellez: 17 drops, 14 drives (54% drops)

Patriquin/Tellez: 31 drops, 22 drives. (58% drops)

Third Shot Totals: 73 drops, 46 drives (61% drops)

***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***

Frazier: (2) 1 serve long, 1 return wide.

Johnson: (3) 1 serve long, 1 return net, 1 third shot drop net.

Patriquin: (3) 1 serve net, 1 third shot drop net, 1 third shot drive net.

Tellez: (2) 1 return long, 1 third shot drop net.

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***Third Shots Kept in Play***

Frazier: 28/28 = 100%

Johnson: 37/38 = 97%

Patriquin: 20/22 = 90%

Tellez: 30/31 = 96%

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SPEED-UPS:

I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.

Frazier/: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 3.

Johnson: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 5.

Frazier/Johnson: initiated and won 14, initiated and lost 8. (63% success rate)

Patriquin: initiated and won 5, initiated and lost 8.

Tellez: initiated and won 2, initiated and lost 3.

Patriquin/Tellez: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 11. (38% success rate)

Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 21 and lost 19, for a 52% success rate.

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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).

Frazier: 3

Johnson: 3

Patriquin: 5

Tellez: 6

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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 10

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GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 21% of the rallies.

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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).

Frazier: 5

Johnson: 10

Patriquin: 8

Tellez: 4

(21% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)

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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)

Frazier: 1 ATP defended.

Johnson: 2 ATPs, 3 ATPs defended, 1 Erne.

Patriquin: 2 ATPs.

Tellez: 3 ATPs, 2 ATPs defended, 2 Ernes.

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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 7.

Frazier: (1) 1 in and won rally.

Johnson: none.

Patriquin: (3) 1 in and won rally, 2 in and lost rallies.

Tellez: (3) 1 in and won rally, 1 in and lost rally, 1 out.

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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:

Frazier: 9

Johnson: 4

Patriquin: 6

Tellez: 5

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GAME POINTS:

Frazier/Johnson: Won 3, Lost 8.

Patriquin/Tellez: none.

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TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)

Frazier/Johnson: none.

Patriquin/Tellez: Won 0, Lost 3.

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DVR ALERT:

  • Game One, 1-2-1: Match-high 42-shot rally.
  • Game One, 2-3-1: Patriquin clean winner dink.
  • Game One, 5-3-2: Wild 38-shot rally.
  • Game Three, 0-2-2: This sequence: ATP on the far side, ATP defended, ATP on the near side, ATP defended, rally continues.
  • Game Three, last rally: Tellez defends an ATP with an Erne.

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WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: 

(1) Anna Leigh Waters and Catherine Parenteau def. (6) Jessie irvine and Tina Pisnik, 11-2, 11-6, 11-8.

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MATCH NOTES:

  • Part of Waters’ 27th career Triple Crown, and 7th this year.
  • Waters/Parenteau’s match record is now 93-1.
  • Waters/Parenteau’s 19th career title together and 8th this year.
  • Parenteau was in the finals of all three events here.

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RALLIES:

1,193 shots.

113 rallies.

10.5 shots per rally.

37.6 rallies per game.

66/113 rallies were 9 shots or less. (58%)

47/113 rallies were 10 shots or more. (42%)

Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (1), 3 shots (5), 4 shots (10).

(14% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)

Longest: 38, 33, 30.

(3 rallies were 30 shots or more. 13 were 20+.)

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THIRD SHOTS:

Waters: 23 drops, 21 drives. (52% drops)

Parenteau: 7 drops, 13 drives. (35% drops)

Waters/Parenteau: 30 drops, 34 drives. (46% drops)

Irvine: 6 drops, 24 drives. (20% drops)

Pisnik: 12 drops, 6 drives (66% drops)

Irvine/Pisnik: 18 drops, 30 drives. (37% drops)

Third Shot Totals: 48 drops, 64 drives (42% drops)

***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***

Waters: (2) 1 third shot drop net, 1 third shot drive net.

Parenteau: (1) 1 return mishit.

Irvine: (2) 2 third shot drives net.

Pisnik: (1) 1 third shot drive wide.

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***Third Shots Kept in Play***

Waters: 52/54 = 96%

Parenteau: 20/20 = 100%

Irvine: 28/30 = 93%

Pisnik: 17/18 = 94%

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SPEED-UPS:

I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts”, and the ensuing result for that -team-.

Waters: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 5.

Parenteau: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 7.

Waters/Parenteau: initiated and won 15, initiated and lost 12. (55% success rate)

Irvine: initiated and won 5, initiated and lost 6.

Pisnik: initiated and won 2, initiated and lost 2.

Irvine/Pisnik: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 8. (46% success rate)

Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 22 and lost 20, for a 52% success rate.

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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).

Waters: 0

Parenteau: 2

Irvine: 2

Pisnik: 2

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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 6

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GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 10% of the rallies.

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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).

Waters: 11

Parenteau: 3

Irvine: 6

Pisnik: 8

(24% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)

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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)

Waters: none

Parenteau: 1 Erne.

Irvine: 1 ATP, 1 Erne defended.

Pisnik: none

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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 8

Waters: 1 in and lost rally.

Parenteau: (6) 4 in and won rallies, 2 in and lost rallies.

Irvine: 1 in and won rally.

Pisnik: none.

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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:

Waters: 4

Parenteau: 3

Irvine: 12

Pisnik: 11

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GAME POINTS:

Waters/Parenteau: Won 3, Lost 3.

Irvine/Pisnik: none.

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TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)

Waters/Parenteau: Won 3, Lost 0.

Irvine/Pisnik: Won 1, Lost 3.

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DVR ALERT:

  • Game Two, 0-0-2, wild rally.
  • Game Three, 1-0-1: Irvine shake-n-bake.
  • Game Three, 2-2-2: Waters clean winner dink.
  • Game Three, 7-10-1: Match-high 38-shot rally.

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MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: 

(11) Chris Haworth def. (1) Federico Staksrud, 9-11, 11-5, 11-7.

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MATCH NOTES:

  • Haworth’s first PPA title.
  • Haworth was behind 7-6 in Game Three, won last five points.
  • Staksrud has earned a medal in every tournament this year.

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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).

Staksrud: 11, including 4 on the third shot.

Haworth: 19, including 4 on the third shot.

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ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:

Staksrud: (9). 2 on serves, 7 on returns.

Haworth: (15). 5 on serves, 10 on returns.

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BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:

Staksrud: 5, including 2 on the third shot.

Haworth: 10, including 9 on the third shot.

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WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):

Staksrud: -3.

Haworth: -6.

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LONGEST RALLY: 18 shots. (Game Two, 4-6)

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GAME POINTS:

Staksrud: Won 1, Lost 1.

Haworth: Won 2, Lost 1.

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TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)

​Staksrud: Won 2, Lost 2.

​Haworth: Won 1, Lost 1.

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DVR ALERT:

  • Game Three, 6-2: Haworth backhand volley winner.

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WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL: 

(1) Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Catherine Parenteau, 11-6, 11-6.

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MATCH NOTES:

  • Part of Waters’ 27th career Triple Crown, and 7th this year.
  • Waters now 24-3 career vs Parenteau.
  • Waters now 18-1 in finals vs Parenteau.
  • Parenteau was in the finals of all three events here.

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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).

Waters: 11, including 2 on the third shot.

Parenteau: 5, including 0 on the third shot.

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ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:

Waters: (5). 2 on serves, 3 on returns.

Parenteau: (4). 0 on serves, 4 on returns.

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BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:

Waters: 8, including 2 on the third shot.

Parenteau: 13, including 5 on the third shot.

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WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):

Waters: -2.

Parenteau: -12.

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LONGEST RALLY: 12 shots. (Game One, 2-2)

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GAME POINTS:

Waters: Won 2, Lost 5.

Parenteau: none.

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TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)

​Waters: Won 1, Lost 1.

​Parenteau: Won 2, Lost 2.

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DVR ALERT:

  • Game Two, 1-0: Waters winner down the line.
  • Game Two, 2-7: Parenteau backhand ATP.
  • Game Two, 9-5: Parenteau sliding forehand winner.

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