SAN CLEMENTE, CA - There were 80 pro Round of 32 matches played on Wednesday at the Select Medical Orange County Cup presented by FitVine Wine.

The higher-seeded player or team prevailed in 66 of those matches for an 83% win rate, up from 71% in Tuesday’s matches.

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

Men’s Singles

The higher-seeded player won 12/16 (75%) men’s singles matches on Wednesday.

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

•                      No. 49 seed Tom Evans def. No. 22 seed Tyler Loong 6-11, 11-0, 11-4 (Read more here).
•                      No. 53 seed Ammar Wazir def. No. 52 seed Mitchell Hargreaves 11-4, 13-11.
•                      No. 20 seed Naveen Beasley def. No. 13 seed Roscoe Bellamy 12-10, 7-11, 11-5.
•                      No. 28 seed Donald Young def. No. 3 seed Connor Garnett 11-2, 2-11, 11-7 (Read more here).
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Evans and Wazir are still going strong after coming through Monday’s qualifying rounds. Evans faces top-seeded Federico Staksrud next, while a matchup against No. 8 seed Gabriel Joseph awaits Wazir.

Women’s Singles

The higher-seeded player won only 10/16 (63%) women’s singles matches on Wednesday, good for the lowest mark across all divisions.

Here are six matches where the lower-seeded player prevailed:

•                      No. 23 seed Genie Bouchard def. No. 13 seed Irina Tereschenko 11-3, 11-8 (Read more here).
•                      No. 24 seed Lingwei Kong def. No. 16 seed Ekaterina Biakina 11-4, 11-6.
•                      No. 35 seed Milan Rane def. No. 7 seed Parris Todd 11-7, 11-5 (Read more here).
•                      No. 18 seed Rachel Rohrabacher def. No. 12 seed Dominique Schaefer via Walkover.
•                      No. 20 seed Nicole Eugenio def. No. 14 seed Liz Truluck 4-11, 11-7, 11-9.
•                      No. 17 seed Chao Yi Wang def. No. 10 seed Lacy Schneemann 8-11, 11-9, 11-8.
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These results bring some intriguing Round of 16 matchups set to take place on Thursday.

The former top 5-ranked tennis star Bouchard will face pickleball’s top talent, Anna Leigh Waters, for the very first time. Rane and Rohrabacher—two players who are more known for their doubles prowess, will also square off with a spot in the quarterfinals on the line.

Mixed Doubles

The higher-seeded team won 15/16 (94%) mixed doubles matches in the Round of 32.

No. 18 seeds Lacy Schneemann/Pablo Tellez defeating No. 9 seeds Lucy Kovalova/Matt Wright 13-11, 11-9 was the only match where this didn’t happen. Schneemann/Tellez will square off against No. 5 seeds Lea Jansen/Riley Newman on Thursday.

Men’s Doubles

The higher-seeded team won 14/16 (88%) men’s doubles matches on Wednesday.

Here are the two matches where that didn’t happen:

•                      No. 19 seed Collin Shick/Noe Khlif def. No. 14 seed Spencer Smith/Chuck Taylor 11-7, 11-4.
•                      No. 41 seed Chris Haworth/Grayson Goldin def. No. 11 seed Wyatt Stone/Callan Dawson 11-1, 11-9 (Read more here).
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Haworth and Goldin are continuing their strong form after fighting through Monday’s qualifying rounds. They will next face No. 5 seeds Hayden Patriquin and Pablo Tellez.

Women’s Doubles

The higher-seeded team won 15/16 (94%) women’s doubles matches with teams competing for a spot in the Round of 16.

The only match where this wasn’t the case featured No. 23 seeds Genie Bouchard/Layne Sleeth beating No. 16 seeds Cass Hoag/Jamie Haas 11-9, 12-10. Bouchard/Sleeth will face No. 2 seeds Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher next.

How will these statistics compare to Thursday’s numbers in southern California? Catch all the action on PickleballTV and the PPA YouTube channel to find out.