Lakeway, Texas.
March 17 and 18, 2024.
MIXED DOUBLES FINAL:
(4) Anna Bright and Andrei Daescu def. (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns, 11-3, 11-9, 11-3.
MATCH NOTES:
- Windy conditions.
- Waters and Johns lost only twice last year, and one of those was in pool play.
- Daescu won his first two PPA gold medals today.
RALLIES:
935 shots.
97 rallies.
9.6 shots per rally.
32.3 rallies per game.
60/97 rallies were 9 shots or less. (61%)
37/97 rallies were 10 shots or more. (39%)
Shortest: 1 shot (0), 2 shots (6), 3 shots (7), 4 shots (6).
(19% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 38, 38, 29.
(2 rallies were 30 shots or more. 8 were 20+.)
THIRD SHOTS:
Bright: 13 drops, 3 drives. (81% drops)
Daescu: 6 drops, 31 drives. (16% drops)
Bright/Daescu: 19 drops, 34 drives. (35% drops)
Waters: 7 drops, 6 drives. (53% drops)
Johns: 7 drops, 18 drives (28% drops)
Waters/Johns: 14 drops, 24 drives. (36% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 33 drops, 58 drives (36% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Bright: (5). 1 return net, 1 return long, 1 third shot drop wide, 1 third shot drive wide, 1 third shot drive net.
Daescu: (1). 1 return long.
Waters: (2) 1 return net, 1 third shot drive net.
Johns: (4). 2 returns long, 1 third shot drive long, 1 third shot drop net.
***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Bright: 13/16 = 81%
Daescu: 37/37 = 100%
Waters: 12/13 = 92%
Johns: 23/25 = 92%
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-.
Bright: initiated and won 2, initiated and lost 2.
Daescu: initiated and won 4, initiated and lost 5.
Bright/Daescu: initiated and won 6, initiated and lost 7. (46% success rate)
Waters: initiated and won 8, initiated and lost 6.
Johns: initiated and won 1, initiated and lost 8.
Waters/Johns: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 14. (39% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 15 and lost 21, for a 41% success rate.
DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Bright: 2
Daescu: 2
Waters: 3
Johns: 3
RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 12.
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 22% of the rallies.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Bright: 2
Daescu: 9
Waters: 3
Johns: 2
(16% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Bright: 2 ATPs, 1 Erne.
Daescu: 2 Ernes.
Waters: 1 Erne defended.
Johns: 1 ATP defended.
OFFENSIVE LOBS: none
VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Bright: 4
Daescu: 7
Waters: 3
Johns: 7
GAME POINTS:
Bright/Daescu: Won 3 out of 4.
Waters/Johns: none.
TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Bright/Daescu: Won 1, Lost 1.
Waters/Johns: Won 1, Lost 3.
DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 3-9-2: Match-high 38-shot rally ends with Daescu winner.
- Game One, 9-3-1: Another 38-shot rally.
- Game One, 9-9-1: Anna Bright avoids getting hit by a ball landing out of bounds.
- Game Three, 10-3-2: Daescu Erne on championship point.
WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL
(3) Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher def. Catherine Parenteau and Anna Leigh Waters, 11-4, 3-11, 11-6, 11-8.
MATCH NOTES:
- Windy conditions.
- First loss for Parenteau and Waters since they joined together in Dec. 2022.
- Parenteau and Waters fended off nine championship points.
RALLIES:
1,351 shots.
155 rallies.
8.7 shots per rally.
38.7 rallies per game.
103/155 rallies were 9 shots or less. (67%)
52/155 rallies were 10 shots or more. (33%)
Shortest: 1 shot (2), 2 shots (6), 3 shots (13), 4 shots (12).
(21% of the rallies were four shots or fewer.)
Longest: 33, 31, 29.
(2 rallies were 30 shots or more. 7 were 20+.)
THIRD SHOTS:
Bright: 19 drops, 10 drives. (65% drops)
Rohrabacher: 16 drops, 32 drives. (33% drops)
Bright/Rohrabaher: 35 drops, 42 drives. (45% drops)
Parenteau: 14 drops, 32 drives. (30% drops)
Waters: 9 drops, 15 drives (37% drops)
Parenteau/Waters: 23 drops, 47 drives. (32% drops)
Third Shot Totals: 58 drops, 89 drives (39% drops)
***Missed Serves/Returns/Third Shots***
Bright: (3). 1 third shot drive wide, 1 third shot mishit, 1 third shot drop net.
Rohrabacher: (5). 1 serve net, 1 return net, 1 return long, 1 third shot drive long, 1 third shot drive net.
Parenteau: (5). 2 returns long, 1 third shot mishit, 1 third shot drive net, 1 third shot drop net.
Waters: (4). 1 serve net, 1 return long, 1 third shot drive long, 1 third shot drive net.
***Third Shots Kept in Play***
Bright: 26/29 = 89%
Rohrabacher: 46/48 = 95%
Parenteau: 43/46 = 93%
Waters: 22/24 = 91%
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-.
Bright: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 4.
Rohrabacher: initiated and won 11, initiated and lost 5.
Bright/Rohrabacher: initiated and won 20, initiated and lost 9. (68% success rate)
Parenteau: initiated and won 9, initiated and lost 3.
Waters: initiated and won 7, initiated and lost 8.
Parenteau/Waters: initiated and won 16, initiated and lost 11. (59% success rate)
Speed-up Totals: In the instances I counted, the team that initiated the speed-up won 36 and lost 20, for a 64% success rate.
DINKS INTO THE NET OR WIDE: (Unstressed, “regular” dinks. Not speed-ups, blocks, etc.).
Bright: 6
Rohrabacher: 6
Parenteau: 2
Waters: 3
RALLIES ENDING IN THREE SHOTS OR LESS (excluding winners): 17
GOOD FUNDAMENTALS: The two categories above accounted for only 21% of the rallies.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Bright: 5
Rohrabacher: 14
Parenteau: 5
Waters: 3
(17% of the rallies ended with a clean winner)
HIGHLIGHT REEL: (ATPs, Ernes, etc.)
Bright: none.
Rohrabacher: none.
Parenteau: 1 Erne.
Waters: none.
OFFENSIVE LOBS: none
VOLLEYS INTO THE NET:
Bright: 9
Rohrabacher: 10
Parenteau: 6
Waters: 10
GAME POINTS:
Bright/Rohrabacher: Won 3 out of 12.
Parenteau/Waters: Won 1 out of 2.
TIME OUTS: Did the team that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Bright/Rohrabacher: Won 3, Lost 0.
Parenteau/Waters: Won 1, Lost 2.
DVR ALERT:
- Game Three, 1-0-2: 29-shot rally.
- Game Three, 8-4-2: 31-shot rally.
- Game Three, 8-10-2: Match-high 33-shot rally.
MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL
(4) Andrei Daescu and Matt Wright def. (9) Christian Alshon and Zane Navratil, 11-4, 11-9, 11-4.
(Stats unavailable. The video feed is incomplete and unusable due to weather conditions)
MEN’S SINGLES FINAL
(1) Ben Johns def. (2) Federico Staksrud, 11-5, 11-7.
MATCH NOTES:
- Fifth straight final for Staksrud this year.
- Johns’ 35th career PPA singles title.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Johns: 5, including 4 on the third shot.
Staksrud: 6, including 2 on the third shot.
ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:
Johns: (4). 0 on serves, 4 on returns.
Staksrud: (9). 1 on serves, 8 on returns.
BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:
Johns: 3, including 3 on the third shot.
Staksrud: 5, including 3 on the third shot.
WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):
Johns: -2.
Staksrud: -8.
LONGEST RALLY: 12 shots. (Game Two, 3-0.)
GAME POINTS:
Johns: Won 2 out of 2.
Staksrud: none.
TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Johns: none.
Staksrud: Won 0, Lost 1.
DVR ALERT:
- none.
WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL
(4) Judit Castillo def. (16) Kaitlyn Christian, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7.
MATCH NOTES:
- First PPA Final for both players.
CLEAN WINNERS: (No net-cord, no opponent’s paddle).
Castillo: 17, including 6 on the third shot.
Christian: 20, including 1 on the third shot.
ERRORS on SERVES and RETURNS:
Castillo: (6). 2 on serves, 4 on returns.
Christian: (6). 1 on serves, 5 on returns.
BASELINE DRIVE ERRORS:
Castillo: 9, including 6 on the third shot.
Christian: 4, including 1 on the third shot.
WINNERS/ERRORS PLUS/MINUS (from above):
Castillo: +2.
Christian: +10.
LONGEST RALLY: 18 shots. (Game One, 0-0)
GAME POINTS:
Castillo: Won 2, Lost 2.
Christian: Won 1, Lost 2.
TIME OUTS: Did the player that called time out win the next rally? (excluding video reviews)
Castillo: Won 4, Lost 0.
Christian: Won 0, Lost 2.
DVR ALERT:
- Game One, 7-8: Castillo ‘Tweener.
- Game Three, 5-4: Christian great side-to-side coverage.
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