A total of 100 pro main draw matches were played on Tuesday at the Fasenra Virginia Beach Cup presented by JOOLA.

The higher-seeded player or team prevailed in 79 of those matches for a 79% win rate.

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

Men’s Singles

The men’s singles draw had the fewest ‘upsets’ (by seeding, at least) of the day, with the higher-seeded player winning 28/32 (87.5%) of matches.

Here are the contests where the lower-seeded player triumphed:

•             No. 43 Eric Oncins def. No. 21 Grayson Goldin 11-4, 2-11, 11-8.
•             No. 34 Zane Navratil def. No. 32 Spartak Rahachou 11-8, 12-10.
•             No. 35 Jhonnatan Medina Alvarez def. No. 31 Ryan Sherry 11-2, 11-1.
•             No. 42 Tom Protzek def. No. 19 Pablo Tellez 11-2, 11-5.

Women’s Singles

Upsets were a little more common in women’s singles, where the higher-seeded player won only 9/14 (64.3%) of matches.

Here’s where that didn’t happen:

•             No. 33 Kiora Kunimoto def. No. 30 Christa Gecheva 11-8, 8-11, 11-0.
•             No. 40 Spencer Liang def. No. 21 Cailyn Campbell 12-14, 11-2, 11-7.
•             No. 34 Danna Funaro def. No. 31 Zoey Weil 7-11, 11-4, 11-9.
•             No. 44 Kara Wheatley def. No. 22 Polina Libo due to withdrawal in Game 2 (11-5, RET).
•             No. 37 Tamaryn Emmrich def. No. 28 Chloe Igleski 11-5, 11-1.

Mixed Doubles

The mixed doubles draw had a whopping 40 matches on Tuesday, with Round of 128 and Round of 64 action being completed.

The higher-seeded team won 32/40 (80%) of those matchups.

Here are the lower-seeded teams that prospered:

•             R128: No. 68 Ariana Rodriguez/David Bieger def. No. 58 Mehvish Safdar/Chris Haworth 16-14, 11-7.
•             R128: No. 66 Kara Wheatley/Anouar Braham def. No. 59 Kiora Kunimoto/Zane Ford 7-11, 11-7, 11-2.
•             R128: No. 71 Mary McGowan/Rosen Naydenov def. No. 60 Lara Giltinan/Alex Crum 11-9, 11-4.
•             R128: No. 67 Emma Van Hee/Kentaro Hamaguchi def. No. 62 Luana Stanciu/Adam Harvey 12-10, 7-11, 11-9.
•             R64: No. 41 Victoria DiMuzio/Jack Sock def. No. 20 Allyce Jones/Roscoe Bellamy 11-9, 9-11, 11-8.
•             R64: No. 34 Lina Padegimaite/Donald Young def. No. 31 Genie Bouchard/Martin Emmrich 9-11, 11-5, 11-8.
•             R64: Andrea Koop/Daniel de la Rosa def. No. 17 Lea Jansen/Max Freeman 3-11, 11-9, 11-5.
•             R64: No. 45 Salome Devidze/Rafa Hewett def. No. 23 Kaitlyn Christian/AJ Koller 9-11, 11-4, 13-11.

Women’s Doubles

The women’s doubles draw had the fewest matches played out of any pro draw on Tuesday, with only four. The higher-seeded pairing won ¾ (75%) of those matches.

The lone exception came from No. 35 seeds (and sisters) Victoria Simon/Valerie Simon’s 11-7, 11-8 victory over No. 31 seeds Luana Stanciu/Christine Trifunovic.

Men’s Doubles

And finally, the higher-seeded team in men’s doubles prevailed in 7/10 matches, good for a win rate of 70%.

Here are the contests where the lower seed won:

•             No. 35 Jhonnatan Medina Alvarez/Alex Crum def. No. 29 Steve Deakin/Wes Burrows 11-7, 11-3.
•             No. 37 Kentaro Hamaguchi/Anouar Braham def. No. 32 Spartak Rahachou/John Cincola 11-6, 11-4.
•             No. 36 Camden Chaffin/Ross Whittaker def. No. 26 Mota Alhouni/Mohaned Alhouni 11-0, 10-12, 11-7.

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