LIVE BLOG: The latest news and updates from the Carvana Mesa Cup presented by Proton
The quarterfinals are being played at the Carvana Mesa Cup presented by Proton on Friday, with action taking place at the Arizona Athletic Grounds.
Broadcast coverage is available on Pickleballtv.
Stay tuned to this article for live updates throughout the day.
8:20 p.m. MST: Men's doubles semi-finals are set
Here are the two semi-final men's doubles matches that will be played on Saturday:
- No. 1 Hayden Patriquin/Federico Staksrud v. No. 4 Christian Alshon/Andrei Daescu
- No. 2 Ben Johns/Gabe Tardio v. No. 3 Pablo Tellez/Dylan Frazier
7:40 p.m. MST: Women's doubles semi-finals are set
Here are the two semi-final women's doubles matches that will be played on Saturday:
- No. 1 Anna Leigh Waters/Catherine Parenteau v. No. 4 Lacy Schneemann/Meghan Dizon
- No. 2 Anna Bright/Rachel Rohrabacher v. No. 6 Jorja Johnson/Vivian Glozman
6:00 p.m. MST Johns, Tardio battle past Garnett, Loong in three-game epic
Ben Johns/Gabe Tardio narrowly advanced to the men's doubles semi-finals, coming away with an 11-13, 11-9, 11-7 victory over No. 11 seeds Connor Garnett/Tyler Loong.
The contest put the first-time partnership of Johns/Tardio up against one of the best lefty-righty duos in the game in Garnett/Loong, which gave them some new looks.
"They're an interesting team," Johns said. "You almost can't go too wide on Connor because he's good at making that backhand ATP, and then just because of the lefty that's in front of you, the spots to attack are a little bit different."
Things didn't look great for the No. 2 seeds when they trailed 3-5 in the deciding game, but they used a six-point run to create the necessary separation to close out the match.
They will face No. 3 seeds Pablo Tellez/Dylan Frazier for a spot in the finals.
5:00 p.m. MST: Schneemann, Dizon surge into semi-finals in women's doubles
Lacy Schneemann/Meghan Dizon are into the women's doubles semi-finals after an 11-3, 11-7 victory over Jackie Kawamoto/Jade Kawamoto.
The No. 4 seeds put together one of their cleanest performances of the tournament so far and got the job done in just over thirty minutes.
They will face top seeds Anna Leigh Waters/Catherine Parenteau on Saturday.
4:25 p.m. MST: Mixed doubles semi-finals are set
Here are the two semi-final mixed doubles matches that will be played on Saturday:
- No. 1 Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns v. No. 3 Anna Bright/Dekel Bar
- No. 2 Jorja Johnson/JW Johnson v. No. 4 Catherine Parenteau/Federico Staksrud
3:05 p.m. MST: Parenteau, Staksrud rally past Pisnik, Daescu
No. 4 Catherine Parenteau and Federico Staksrud clinched a spot in the mixed doubles semi-finals by defeating No. 7 Tina Pisnik and Andrei Daescu in three games.
Parenteau and Staksrud earned a hard-fought 10-12, 11-4, 11-5 victory.
They will face the winner of the match between No. 2 Jorja Johnson and JW Johnson and No. 6 Jessie Irvine and Gabe Tardio.
2:55 p.m. MST: Waters, Johns cruise into mixed doubles semi-finals
The top-seeded tandem of Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns made easy work of fifth-seeded Tyra Black and Christian Alshon, posting an 11-2, 11-4 victory on Humana Championship Court.
Waters and Johns reached the semis with the win.
The pair awaits the winner of the match between No. 3 Anna Bright and Dekel Bar and No. 8 Rachel Rohrabacher and Hayden Patriquin.
2:20 p.m. MST: Men's and women's singles semi-finals are set
Men
No. 1 Federico Staksrud vs. No. 4 Hunter Johnson
No. 2 Ben Johns vs. No. 3 Connor Garnett
Women
No. 1 Anna Leigh Waters vs. No. 6 Kate Fahey
No. 2 Kaitlyn Christian vs. No. 3 Brooke Buckner
2:15 p.m. MST: Johnson continues to impress, down Sock to reach semis
No. 4 Hunter Johnson beat No. 10 Jack Sock in straight games 11-9, 11-5 to advance to the semi-finals.
A matchup against top seed Federico Staksrud awaits Johnson on Saturday.
1:50 p.m. MST: Garnett pickles Martinez Vich in deciding stanza to cap rally
No. 3 Connor Garnett reached the men's singles semi-finals by handing No. 7 Jaume Martinez Vich a 2-11, 11-3, 11-0 loss on Grandstand Court.
It appears that dropping the opening game didn't faze Garnett at all.
He will face No. 2 Ben Johns on Saturday for the right to play on Championship Sunday.
1:40 p.m. MST: Christian outduels Todd in memorable three-game battle
No. 2 Kaitlyn Christian defeated No. 5 Parris Todd by a score of 8-11, 12-10, 11-8 on Humana Championship Court to earn a spot in the semis.
It took nearly 69 minutes for Christian to get the job done.
She will face No. 3 Brooke Buckner on Saturday.
Buckner has won five of the seven head-to-head matches between the pair on the PPA Tour.
1:15 p.m. MST: Fahey punches ticket to women's singles semi-finals
No. 6 Kate Fahey defeated No. 4 Lea Jansen in straight games 11-7, 11-5 to advance to the semis.
Up next for Fahey is a matchup against top seed Anna Leigh Waters on Saturday.
Waters boasts a perfect 5-0 singles record against Fahey in PPA Tour events.
12:30 p.m. MST: Staksrud, Johns advance to singles semis in the desert
Top seed Federico Staksrud needed three games to defeat No. 12 JW Johnson and advance to the semi-finals in the process.
Staksrud ultimately earned an 8-11, 11-7, 11-5 victory in a back-and-forth affair.
The Argentine star will face the winner of the match between No. 4 Hunter Johnson and No. 10 Jack Sock in the next round.
No. 2 Ben Johns also reached the semi-finals with a 12-10, 11-6 victory over No. 8 Christian Alshon.
Johns trailed 10-4 in the opening game before fighting back to secure the stanza and eventually the match.
He will face the winner of the match between No. 2 Connor Garnett and No. 7 Jaume Martinez Vich in the next round.
11:35 a.m. MST: Waters, Buckner reach semi-finals in singles to start the day
Top seed Anna Leigh Waters easily defeated No. 7 Catherine Parenteau 11-6, 11-0 on Humana Championship Court to advance to the semis.
It took under 27 minutes for Waters to eliminate her women's doubles partner from the singles draw.
"It's really tough [facing Catherine]. I was in the bathroom texting my mom, I'm like, 'I've got to go out there with no mercy, but it's so hard.' When I see Catherine, I just want to talk to her during the match," said Waters with a laugh. "I definitely respect her game a lot. She had some insane gets. Definitely every time we face off, I remember all the insane matches we've had. Catherine's been in the sport for a long time. She's a great singles player, so to play her in the quarters is kind of a bummer. If we're going to play, I'd much rather play her in a final or at least a semi-final."
The 18-year-old superstar will face the winner of the match between No. 4 Lea Jansen and No. 6 Kate Fahey in the next round.
No. 3 Brooke Buckner also reached the semi-finals with an 11-2, 11-7 victory over No. 8 Mary Brascia.
Buckner will face the winner of the match between No. 2 Kaitlyn Christian and No. 5 Parris Todd in the next round.
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