SAN CLEMENTE, CA - There were 96 pro Round of 64 matches played on Tuesday at the Select Medical Orange County Cup presented by FitVine Wines.

The higher-seeded player or team prevailed in 76 of those matches for a 71% win rate.

Let’s take a look at how those numbers differed by event.

Men’s Singles

The higher-seeded player won 15 /24 (63%) men’s singles matches on Tuesday, by far the lowest rate of any event.

Here are the matches that resulted in the lower-seeded player winning:

•          `          No. 36 seed Wyatt Stone def. No. 25 seed Cason Campbell 12-10, 11-6.
•                      No. 49 seed Tom Evans def. No. 14 seed Rafa Hewett 11-2, 11-6.
•                      No. 52 seed Spartak Rahachou def. No. 15 seed Marshall Brown 11-8, 11-9.
•                      No. 53 seed Ammar Wazir def. No. 9 seed Julian Arnold 11-8, 11-5.
•                      No. 52 seed Mitchell Hargreaves def. No. 23 seed Anton Gudz 11-7, 11-1.
•                      No. 43 seed Augustus Ge def. No. 18 seed Ryan Eveloff 11-4, 11-3.
•                      No. 51 seed Grayson Goldin def. No. 16 seed Ryan Sherry 11-4, 11-3.
•                      No. 56 seed John Cincola def. No. 24 seed Kyle Lewis 11-8, 11-8.
•                      No. 35 seed Ivan Jakovljevic def. No. 30 seed Luke Wasson 11-1, 11-2.
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Four of those winners (Evans, Rahachou, Wazir, and Goldin) came through Monday’s qualifying rounds.

Women’s Singles

The higher-seeded player won 13/16 (81%) women’s singles matches on Tuesday.

Here are the matches where that didn’t happen:

•                      No. 41 seed Daria Walczak def. No. 21 seed Madeline Schulte 11-2, 11-2.
•                      No. 38 seed Emily Cederquist def. No. 29 seed Dalia Garza 11-1, 11-1.
•                      No. 35 seed Milan Rane def. No. 32 seed Sarah Hua 11-8, 11-1.
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Walczak is the only one of these winners who played through the qualifying rounds. She will next face No. 9 seed Kaitlyn Christian.

Mixed Doubles

The higher-seeded team won 21/24 (88%) mixed doubles matches on Tuesday.

Here are the matches where that wasn’t the case:

•                     No. 40 seed Dominique Schaefer/Wes Burrows def. No. 30 seed Olivia McMillan/Todd Fought 3-11, 11-5, 11-5.
•                      No. 39 seed Pierina Imparato/Ivan Jakovljevic def. No. 27 seed Liz Truluck/Steve Deakin 12-10, 9-11, 11-6.
•                      No. 38 seed Michelle Esquivel/Rob Cassidy def. No. 32 seed Ilvana Trujillo/A.J. Koller 11-8, 6-11, 11-9.
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Men’s Doubles

The higher-seeded team won 14/16 (88%) men’s doubles matches in the Round of 32:

•                      No. 41 seed Grayson Goldin/Chris Haworth def. No. 17 seed Brandon French/Ivan Jakovljevic 11-8, 11-8.
•                      No. 38 seed Jeff Warnick/Wes Burrows def. No. 32 seed Ryan Eveloff/Bao Duong 11-5, 11-6.
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Goldin and Haworth finished with the highest point differential in Monday’s qualifying draw and kept that momentum going into Tuesday. They will take on No. 11 seeds Wyatt Stone and Callan Dawson on Wednesday.

Women’s Doubles

And finally, the higher-seeded team won 13/16 (81%) women’s doubles matches on Tuesday:

•                      No. 36 seed Regina Goldberg/Emily Cederquist def. No. 26 seed Tatiana Ruhl/Sabrina Guillebeaux 12-10, 11-0.
•                      No. 34 seed Sarah Hua/Sarah Pham def. No. 30 seed Nicole Eugenio/Courtney McIntosh 7-11, 11-3, 11-9.
•                      No. 38 seed Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall/Audrey Banada def. No. 32 seed Ella Boydston/Madeleine Rasmusen 11-9, 11-5.
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