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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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