OVERALL TOP 5 – ALL #BEN100 EDITION:
- BENJAMIN JOHNS (FRANKLIN): Ben Johns comes into the tourney one title away from 100 career gold medals.
- WHAT A GAP: Next closest male in gold medals is his brother Collin with 23 (all earned with Ben) then Riley Newman and Matt Wright with 19.
- HOW MANY DUBS FOR AL-DUB? Anna Leigh Waters is second in gold medals overall with 77.
- PERFECTIONIST: Ben has entered 47 PPA tournaments and medaled at every single one of them.
- GOATING: Ben has 18 PPA Triple Crowns, including 8 double triples with Anna Leigh Waters.
BROADCAST & VENUE HIGHLIGHTS (all times Eastern):
- Thursday: YouTube 10am-finish, Tennis Channel joins from 2pm-6pm
- Friday: YouTube 10am-finish, Tennis Channel joins from 2pm-6pm
- Saturday: YouTube 10am-finish, Tennis Channel joins fromm 2pm-6pm
- Championship Sunday: YouTube and Tennis Channel 10am-finish
- This is a major championship with more points and prize $ on the line.
- Site is the same as the prestigious Western and Southern Open ATP/WTA tennis tournament in Mason, OH.
MEN’S SINGLES:
- DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Tyson McGufffin, Hunter Johnson, Yates Johnson
- Who wins the Gabe vs. Gabe first round battle – Joseph (12) vs. Tardio (21)?
- Will we get another Fed (2) vs. Garnett (3) battle?
- WATCH OUT FOR: Quang Duong (22) – is this the week the Avatar makes a big run?
WOMEN’S SINGLES:
- DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Anna Leigh Waters, Lea Jansen, Salome Devidze
- Anna Bright (5) returns to singles – how will she fare?
- Jorja Johnson (9) played some great singles in KC, can she back it up?
- WATCH OUT FOR: Hurricane Tyra Black (6), can she make a run to the Finals?
MIXED DOUBLES:
- DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Waters/Johns, Irvine/Devilliers, Y Newell/Dawson
- Who will take the Round of 32 battle between Schneemann/Koller (11) vs. Koop/Alshon (22)?
- Can a double-digit seed make the quarter finals?
- WATCH OUT FOR: Can Julian Arnold and Lauren Stratman (10) do some damage?
WOMEN’S DOUBLES:
- DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Bright/Irvine, Jansen/Parenteau, Kawamoto sisters
- Anna Leigh Waters did not medal in this event last year but has not lost a women’s doubles match in ’23, paired with Catherine Parenteau (1).
- Etta Wright returns to play with Irina Tereschenko (7)
- WATCH OUT FOR: Kawamoto sisters (6) and Dayton Flyer alums playing close to their alma mater.
MEN’S DOUBLES:
- DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Johns/Johns, Devilliers/McGuffin, Loong/Dawson
- Collin Johns returns from his Achilles injury to play with Ben
- Matt Wright paired with Hewett (3) and it’s Thomas Wilson’s turn with Riley Newman (4)
- WATCH OUT FOR: Pat Smith and DJ Young (12) – can they find the magic they showed in Seattle?
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