Stats Wrap: Championship Sunday at the North Carolina Cup.
| April 10, 2024
Cary, North Carolina. April 7, 2024.
MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL:
(1) Ben Johns and Collin Johns def. (14) Augie Ge and Jaume Martinez Vich, 11-2, 4-11, 11-5, 11-6.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Part of Johns’ 21st PPA career Triple Crown.
- Johns brothers’ 39th PPA career title together.
- Ge/Vich: first PPA career doubles final for either player.
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RALLIES:
1660 shots.
134 rallies.
12.4 shots per rally.
33.5 rallies per game.
72/134 rallies were 9 shots or less. (53%)
62/134 rallies were 10 shots or more. (47%)
Shortest: 1 shot (3), 2 shots (5), 3 shots (7), 4 shots (9).
(17% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 81, 52, 40.
(9 rallies were 30 shots or more. 25 were 20+.)
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THIRD SHOTS:
Ben Johns: 40 drops, 4 drives. (90% drops)
Collin Johns: 27 drops, 3 drives. (90% drops)
Johns/Johns: 67 drops, 7 drives. (90% drops)
Ge: 24 drops, 16 drives. (60% drops)
Martinez Vich: 6 drops, 6 drives (50% drops)
Ge/Martinez Vich: 30 drops, 22 drives. (57% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 97 drops, 29 drives (76% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Ben Johns: (2). 1 return long, 1 third shot drop net.
Collin Johns: (4). 2 returns long, 1 return net, 1 third shot drop net.
Augie Ge: (6). 2 serves long, 1 return long, 2 third shot drops net, 1 third shot drive wide.
Martinez Vich: (2). 1 serve net, 1 third shot drop net.
***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Ben Johns: 43/44 = 97%
Collin Johns: 29/30 = 96%
Augie Ge: 37/40 = 92%
Martinez Vich: 11/12 = 91%
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SPEED-UPS:
I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts,” and the ensuing result for that -team-.
Ben Johns: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 5.
Collin Johns: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 3.
Johns/Johns: initiated and won 14, initiated and lost 8. (63% success rate)
Ge: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 7.
Martinez Vich: initiated and won 10, initiated and lost 10.
Ge/Martinez/Vich: initiated and won 19, initiated and lost 17. (52% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 33 and lost 25, for a 56% success rate.
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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Ben Johns: 1
Collin Johns: 1
Augie Ge: 2
Martinez Vich: 5
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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 14.
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 17% of the rallies.
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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Ben Johns: 8
Collin Johns: 2
Augie Ge: 1
Martinez Vich: 11
(16% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Ben Johns: 6 ATPs
Collin Johns: 1 Erne, 1 Erne defended.
Augie Ge: 5 ATPs defended.
Martinez Vich: 1 ATP, 6 Ernes, 1 Erne defended.
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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 21.
Ben Johns: 0
Collin Johns: 0
Augie Ge: (10) 4 in and won rallies, 6 in and lost rallies.
Martinez Vich: (11). 6 in and won rallies, 2 in and lost rallies, 3 out.
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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Ben Johns: 4
Collin Johns: 5
Augie Ge: 6
Martinez Vich: 7
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GAME POINTS:
Johns/Johns: Won 3, Lost 0.
Ge/Martinez Vich: Won 1, Lost 0.
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TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Johns/Johns: Won 0, Lost 1.
Ge/Martinez Vich: Won 0, Lost 1.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 4-0-2: Ben Johns nice ATP.
- Game Two, 2-1-1: Johns brothers defense in 40-shot rally.
- Game Three, 4-2-1: match-high 81-shot rally.
- Game Four, 3-1-2: 52-shot rally ends in a great firefight.
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WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL:
(1) Catherine Parenteau and Anna Leigh Waters def. (6) Vivienne David and Lacy Schneemann, 11-4, 11-6, 11-7.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Part of Waters’ 24th PPA career Triple Crown.
- Parenteau/Waters’ 15th PPA title together.
- David/Schneemann’s second PPA silver medal together.
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RALLIES:
835 shots.
113 rallies.
7.4 shots per rally.
37.6 rallies per game.
83/113 rallies were 9 shots or less. (73%)
30/113 rallies were 10 shots or more. (27%)
Shortest: 1 shot (1), 2 shots (4), 3 shots (12), 4 shots (10).
(23% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 21, 20.
(No rallies were 30 shots or more. 2 were 20+.)
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THIRD SHOTS:
Parenteau: 11 drops, 28 drives. (28% drops)
Waters: 10 drops, 12 drives. (45% drops)
Parenteau/Waters: 21 drops, 40 drives. (34% drops)
David: 7 drops, 4 drives. (63% drops)
Schneemann: 17 drops, 19 drives (45% drops)
David/Schneemann: 24 drops, 23 drives. (51% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 45 drops, 63 drives (41% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Parenteau: (5) 1 return net, 1 return long, 1 third shot drop net, 1 third shot drive wide, 1 third shot drive net.
Waters: (4) 2 third shot drops net, 1 third shot drive net, 1 third shot drive wide.
David: (3) 1 serve long, 1 return long, 1 third shot drop net.
Schneemann: (3) 1 return net, 1 third shot drive net, 1 third shot drop net.
***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Parenteau: 36/39 = 92%
Waters: 18/22 = 81%
David: 10/11 = 90%
Schneemann: 34/36 = 94%
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SPEED-UPS:
I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts,” and the ensuing result for that -team-.
Parenteau: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 6.
Waters: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 4.
Parenteau/Waters: initiated and won 12, initiated and lost 10. (54% success rate)
David: initiated and won 1, initiated and lost 1.
Schneemann: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 1.
David/Schneemann: initiated and won 5, initiated and lost 2. (71% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 17 and lost 12, for a 58% success rate.
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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Parenteau: 1
Waters: 1
David: 1
Schneemann: 3
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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 15
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 23% of the rallies.
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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Parenteau: 5
Waters: 8
David: 4
Schneemann: 7
(21% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Parenteau: 2 Ernes, 1 Erne defended.
Waters: none.
David: 1 Erne.
Schneemann: 2 Ernes, 2 Ernes defended.
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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 6.
Parenteau: 2 in and won rallies, 2 in and lost rallies.
Waters: none
David: 1 out.
Schneemann: 1 in and lost rally.
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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Parenteau: 7
Waters: 2
David: 8
Schneemann: 9
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GAME POINTS:
Parenteau/Waters: Won 3, Lost 3. (3 losses in game one)
David/Schneemann: none.
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TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Parenteau/Waters: Won 1, Lost 0.
David/Schneemann: Won 5, Lost 0.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game Two, 1-5-1; Match-high 21-shot rally.
- Game Three, 6-4-1: Parenteau defense.
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MIXED DOUBLES FINAL:
(1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (13) Tina Pisnik and Dekel Bar, 12-10, 11-3, 11-0.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Part of Waters’ 24th PPA career Triple Crown.
- Part of Johns’ 21st PPA career Triple Crown.
- Waters/Johns have 31 PPA titles together.
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RALLIES:
1,178 shots.
112 rallies.
10.5 shots per rally.
37 rallies per game.
58/112 rallies were 9 shots or less. (52%)
53/112 rallies were 10 shots or more. (48%)
Shortest: 1 shot (2), 2 shots (5), 3 shots (11), 4 shots (2).
(18% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 40, 33, 31.
(6 rallies were 30 shots or more. 12 were 20+.)
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THIRD SHOTS:
Waters: 1 drop, 4 drives. (20% drops)
Johns: 47 drops, 11 drives. (81% drops)
Waters/Johns: 48 drops, 15 drives. (76% drops)
Pisnik: 14 drops, 4 drives. (77% drops)
Bar: 5 drops, 20 drives (20% drops)
Pisnik/Bar: 19 drops, 24 drives. (42% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 67 drops, 39 drives (62% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Waters: none.
Johns: (8.) 1 return long, 6 third shot drops net, 1 third shot drive net.
Pisnik: (3) 2 returns net, 1 third shot drop net.
Bar: (5) 1 serve net, 1 serve long, 1 return long, 2 third shot drives net.
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***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Waters: 5/5 = 100%
Johns: 51/58 = 87%
Pisnik: 17/18 = 94%
Bar: 23/25 = 92%
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SPEED-UPS:
I counted the instances when a regular dinking rally or dinking opportunity was accelerated, and that shot or the ensuing hand-battle led directly to the end of the rally. (therefore, not including speedups that were eventually re-set during the same rally, or when a team became clearly defensive.) Here are those “starts,” and the ensuing result for that -team-.
Waters: initiated and won 10, initiated and lost 8.
Johns: initiated and won 10, initiated and lost 4.
Waters/Johns: initiated and won 20, initiated and lost 12. (62% success rate)
Pisnik: initiated and won 0, initiated and lost 3.
Bar: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 10.
Pisnik/Bar: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 13. (38% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 28 and lost 25, for a 53% success rate.
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DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Waters: 0
Johns: 2
Pisnik: 2
Bar: 1
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RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 16
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 24% of the rallies.
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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Waters: 5
Johns: 7
Pisnik: 1
Bar: 10
(20% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
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HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Waters: 1 ATP defended, 1 Erne, 2 Ernes defended.
Johns: 1 Erne, 1 Erne defended.
Pisnik: 3 Ernes, 1 Erne defended.
Bar: 1 ATP, 3 Ernes.
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OFFENSIVE LOBS: 2.
Bar: 1 in and lost rally, 1 out.
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VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Waters: 6
Johns: 2
Pisnik: 6
Bar: 9
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GAME POINTS:
Waters/Johns: Won 3, Lost 1.
Pisnik/Bar: Won 0, Lost 1 (Game One).
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TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Waters/Johns: Won 1, Lost 0.
Pisnik/Bar: Won 3, Lost 0.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 10-8-1: Match-high 42-shot rally.
- Game Two, 6-0-1: Waters erne off the top of her paddle (amusing).
- Game Three, 3-0-2: Waters and Johns switch sides twice.
- Game Three, 4-0-2: Waters defense.
- Game Three, 8-0-2: Johns dink winner.
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MEN’S SINGLES FINAL:
(1) Ben Johns def. (2) Federico Staksrud, 7-11, 11-5, 11-6.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Part of Johns’ 21st PPA career Triple Crown.
- Staksrud’s six PPA career PPA titles is second only to Johns.
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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Johns: 15, including 2 on the third shot.
Staksrud: 18, including 5 on the third shot.
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ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:
Johns: (4). 1 on serves, 3 on returns.
Staksrud: (6). 3 on serves, 3 on returns.
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BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:
Johns: 8, including 8 on the third shot.
Staksrud: 12, including 7 on the third shot.
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WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):
Johns: +3.
Staksrud: 0
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LONGEST RALLY: 16 shots. (Game Two, 7-3)
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GAME POINTS:
Johns: Won 2, Lost 5.
Staksrud: Won 1, Lost 0.
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TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Johns: Won 0, Lost 1.
Staksrud: Won 1, Lost 2.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 5-4, Staksrud ATP, Johns defends it.
- Game Two, opening rally: Staksrud great backhand save.
- Game Two, 5-2: Staksrud ATP.
- Game Two, 8-3: great rally.
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WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL:
(1) Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Catherine Parenteau, 11-4, 11-4.
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MATCH NOTES:
- Waters PPA career title #100.
- Part of Waters’ 24th PPA career Triple Crown.
- Parenteau’s nine PPA career singles titles is second only to Waters.
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CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Waters: 14, including 3 on the third shot.
Parenteau: 10, including 1 on the third shot.
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ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:
Waters: (2). 1 on serves, 1 on returns.
Parenteau: (3). 2 on serves, 1 on returns.
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BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:
Waters: 7, including 3 on the third shot.
Parenteau: 10, including 3 on the third shot.
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WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):
Waters: +5.
Parenteau: -3.
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LONGEST RALLY: 15 shots.
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GAME POINTS:
Waters: Won 2, Lost 1.
Parenteau: Won none.
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TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews
Waters: Won 1, Lost 0.
Parenteau: Won 1, Lost 3.
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DVR ALERT:
- Game Two, 4-0: 10-shot rally, Parenteau winner.
- Game Two, 5-0: Waters ‘Tweener.
- Game Three, 9-2: Waters running forehand winner.
