By the numbers: Tuesday in Virginia Beach
There were 81 pro Round of 64 matches played on Tuesday at the Stratusphere Gin Virginia Beach Cup (not including three matches that resulted in withdrawals).
The higher-seeded player or team prevailed in 61 of those matches, good for a 75% win rate.
Let’s take a look at how those numbers differed by event. You may be surprised by men’s singles.
Women’s Singles
The higher-seeded player won 13/17 women's singles matches on Tuesday.
Here are the matches that resulted in the lower-seeded player winning:
- No. 33 seed Mehvish Safdar def. No. 28 seed Sarah Hua 11-9, 6-11, 11-7.
- No. 39 seed Jessica Haywood def. No. 29 seed Komal Safdar 5-11, 11-3, 12-10.
- No. 47 seed Maria Klokotzky def. No. 20 seed Alix Truong 11-8, 9-11, 11-2.
- No. 35 seed Michelle Esquivel def. No. 25 seed Hannah Blatt 7-11, 11-5, 11-8.
Klokotzky picked up the upset win in her first match on the PPA Tour. Read more about it here.
Men’s Singles
The higher-seeded player won only 8/15 men’s singles matches on Tuesday.
Here are the matches that resulted in the lower-seeded player winning:
- No. 41 seed Jhonnatan Medina Alvarez def. No. 17 seed Marshall Brown 7-11, 11-8, 11-8.
- No. 36 seed John Cincola def. No. 26 seed Mota Alhouni 11-9, 11-6.
- No. 44 seed Zane Ford def. No. 19 seed Tyler Loong 11-2, 11-9.
- No. 40 seed Greg Dow def. No. 30 seed Augie Ge 11-4, 11-8.
- No. 35 seed Zane Navratil def. No. 28 seed Ryan Fu 2-11, 11-7, 11-6.
- No. 42 seed Max Green def. No. 24 seed Luke Wasson 12-10, 11-4.
- No. 34 seed Anderson Scarpa def. No. 29 seed Jonny Andrews 11-3, 11-9.
Three of those winners (Medina Alvarez, Ford, and Green) came through Monday’s qualifying rounds.
Mixed Doubles
The higher-seeded team won 19/24 mixed doubles matches on Tuesday.
Here are the matches where that didn’t happen:
- No. 45 seeds Mota Alhouni/Kaitlyn Christian def. No. 30 seeds Michael Loyd/Alex Walker 11-1, 11-6.
- No. 43 seeds Steve Deakin/Monica Paolicelli def. No. 26 seeds Todd Fought/Genie Erokhina 13-11, 11-8.
- No. 38 seeds Eric Roddy/Pierina Imparato def. No. 35 seeds Pat Smith/Dominique Schaefer 11-8, 11-5.
- No. 37 seeds Anderson Scarpa/Emilia Schmidt def. No. 34 seeds Wes Burrows/Genie Bouchard 11-4, 11-2.
- No. 27 seeds Quang Duong/Kate Fahey def. No. 19 seeds Zane Navratil/Allyce Jones 11-7, 11-5.
Women’s Doubles
The higher-seeded team won 7/9 women’s doubles matches on Tuesday.
Here are the matches where the lower-seeded pairing prevailed:
- No. 37 seeds Valerie Simon/Polina Libo def. No. 28 seeds Helena Jansen/Brie Aldridge 11-3, 11-5.
- No. 36 seeds Leah Tauber/Ariana Rodriguez def. No. 29 seeds Komal Safdar/Mehvish Safdar 11-6, 11-2.
Men’s Doubles
And finally, the higher-seeded team won 14/16 men’s doubles on Tuesday.
- Here are the matches where that didn’t happen:
- No. 40 seeds Spartak Rahachou/Dave Bacalla def. No. 25 seeds Greg Dow/Anderson Scarpa 11-4, 3-11, 11-9.
- No. 34 seeds Grayson Goldin/Etienne Blaszkewycz def. No. 28 seeds Caden Nemoff/Mohaned Alhouni 10-12, 11-9, 11-7.
How will these statistics compare to Wednesday's numbers? Catch all the action on PickleballTV and the PPA YouTube to find out.
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