
Partnerships announced for CIBC PPA Tour Finals
The 2024 PPA regular season is officially in the books after a memorable Championship Sunday at the Veolia Milwaukee Open.
That was the final event for players to qualify for the CIBC PPA Tour Finals, taking place Dec. 4-8 in San Clemente, CA.
Only the players with the most rankings points throughout the 2024 season in each discipline qualify for the event with the top 8 making (top 16 in men’s doubles and women’s doubles).
On Wednesday, qualifying players met over video call to determine partnerships for each discipline.
Here are the pairings that will compete for the year-end title in Southern California.
Mixed Doubles (Females chose partners)
- Anna Leigh Waters/Ben Johns
- Anna Bright/Gabe Tardio
- Jorja Johnson/JW Johnson
- Catherine Parenteau/Christian Alshon
- Tina Pisnik/Dekel Bar
- Etta Wright/James Ignatowich
- Rachel Rohrabacher/Federico Staksrud
- Jessie Irvine/Riley Newman
Women’s Doubles
- Anna Leigh Waters/Catherine Parenteau
- Anna Bright/Rachel Rohrabacher
- Etta Wright/Meghan Dizon
- Tyra Black/Allyce Jones
- Callie Smith/Lucy Kovalova
- Jorja Johnson/Lacy Schneemann
- Tina Pisnik/Parris Todd
- Mari Humberg/Jessie Irvine
Men’s Doubles
- Collin Johns/Ben Johns
- Dylan Frazier/Pablo Tellez
- JW Johnson/Gabe Tardio
- Federico Staksrud/Hayden Patriquin
- Dekel Bar/Christian Alshon
- Tyson McGuffin/Andrei Daescu
- Matt Wright/James Ignatowich
- Riley Newman/Jaume Martinez Vich
Below are the fields for men’s and women’s singles.
Men’s Singles
- Federico Staksrud
- Ben Johns
- Connor Garnett
- Hunter Johnson
- Quang Duong
- Dylan Frazier
- Jaume Martinez Vich
- Tyson McGuffin
Women’s Singles
- Anna Leigh Waters
- Brooke Buckner
- Catherine Parenteau
- Kate Fahey
- Salome Devidze
- Kaitlyn Christian
- Parris Todd
- Mary Brascia
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