Mesa, Arizona. September 20, 2026. Anna Leigh Waters doubles up in singles and mixed, Chris Haworth lands his first title of the season, and Rachel Rohrabacher plays two finals on Championship Sunday.
Mesa, Arizona.
September 20, 2026.
MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (2) Rachel Rohrabacher and Christian Alshon, 11-3, 11-6.
- Waters and Johns are 65-3 in finals together. (Career titles: Waters 67, Johns, 80)
- Waters and Johns won a silver here in February, losing to Bright and Patriquin.
- Waters and Johns won the last eight points of Game Two to finish the match.
- Waters kept every Serve, Return, Third Shot and Dink “in play.”
- Alshon had a match-high nine Clean Winners.
- Longest rally: 36 shots.
MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (2) Christian Alshon and Andrei Daescu def. (15) Nico Acevedo and Yuta Funemizu, 11-7, 7-11, 15-13.
- Fourth career title together for Alshon and Daescu.
- First domestic PPA Tour medals for both Acevedo and Funemizu.
- Acevedo and Funemizu had seven Match Points in Game Three.
- Acevedo had a match-high 17 Clean Winners.
- Longest rally: 44 shots.
WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Rachel Rohrabacher and Parris Todd def. (2) Tyra Black and Meghan Dizon, 11-4, 10-12, 11-6.
- Rohrabacher’s tenth career Women’s Doubles title (eight with Anna Bright).
- Todd’s fourth career Women’s Doubles title, and second with Rohrabacher.
- Rohrabacher and Todd kept every Serve, Return and Third Shot “in play.”
- Rohrabacher and Todd had three Match Points in Game Two.
- Black had a match-high ten Clean Winners.
- Longest rally: 54 shots.
MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (1) Chris Haworth def. (2) Federico Staksrud, 10-12, 11-9, 11-6.
- Haworth’s ninth title, all since 2024, and first this season.
- Staksrud has 20 Men’s Singles titles, and his 20 silver medals are the most all-time.
- Haworth won the last eight points of Game Three.
- Haworth had more Clean Winners, 18-11.
- Longest rally: 16 shots.
WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (1) Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Kate Fahey, 11-9, 11-4.
- Waters has a 65-3 career record in Singles finals.
- Waters is 54-0 in Finals since losing in June 2022.
- Waters has won the last 27 tournaments that she has entered, including eight finals vs Fahey this year.
- Waters had fewer baseline Drive Errors, 12-4.
- Longest rally: 12 shots.
LEADING AT THE CHANGEOVER:
Did the players or teams leading a game when they changed sides at six points go on to win that game?
- This tournament: Yes. 8 times in 13 games.
- This season: Yes. 21 times in 28 games (75%).
All career records are “Domestic PPA Tour only.”
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