OVERALL TOP 5:
- AMAZING RACE: Just two tourneys left to earn points to qualify for the PPA Finals in December
- SPOTLESS: ALW is undefeated in women’s dubs in 2023 – paired with CP in this one
- ANOTHER BENJAMIN: Ben hit the century mark in Cincy, now starts the trek towards 200 golds
- ROHR-ING INTO VEGAS: Rachel Rohrabacher grabbed bronze in singles at the PPA in Cincy and won MLP in Atlanta
- BEFORE THE BREAKUP: Riley and Matt beat the Johns brothers to win this title in 2022
BROADCAST & VENUE HIGHLIGHTS (all times Pacific):
- Thursday: Prime Video 10am-6pm
- Friday: Prime Video 10am-6pm
- Saturday: Prime Video 10am-6pm
- Sunday: Prime Video 10am-4:30pm
- Darling Tennis Center is named after Amanda and Stacy Darling who lost their lives at a young age in a tragic car accident in 1993.
MEN’S SINGLES:
- DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Ben Johns, JW Johnson, Dylan Frazier
- Staksrud (2) spoiled the Johns party in Cincy and looks to stack back-to-back wins
- Can JW Johnson (6) return to Sunday? No need to conserve energy as he’s not playing mixed with Jorja taking this tourney off.
- WATCH OUT FOR: Potential McGuffin (3) vs. Loong (19) matchup in the round of 16 – more podcast fireworks?
WOMEN’S SINGLES:
- DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Anna Leigh Waters, Catherine Parenteau, Salome Devidze
- Hurricane Tyra Black (5) is in the draw and on ALW’s side of the bracket
- WATCH OUT FOR: Can anyone pull an upset and prevent a doubles partners showdown between ALW (1) & CP (2)?
MIXED DOUBLES:
- DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Waters/Johns, Parenteau/Johnson, Newman/Newman
- Dangerous 9 seed in Etta Wright and Dekel Bar.
- Can David and Wilson (5) reach a 2nd Championship Sunday in a row?
- WATCH OUT FOR: Callie Smith and Jay Devilliers (7) – can this duo make some noise and move up the standings in the race to the PPA Finals?
WOMEN’S DOUBLES:
- DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Waters/Waters, Bright/Todd, Kovalova/Smith
- Rohrabacher and Jackie Kawamoto (5) are a RED HOT pair
- Hello Utah: Allyce Jones is paired with Etta Wright (4)
- WATCH OUT FOR: Bright and Jansen are a very talented 2 seed, partnering for the 1st time
MEN’S DOUBLES:
- DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Newman/Wright, Johns/Johns, Bar/Johnson
- Can the Johns brothers (1) get their first-ever Vegas gold as a partnership?
- In the last 4 tourneys they entered, JW Johnson/Dylan Frazier (2) have made it to Championship Sunday.
- WATCH OUT FOR: Matt Wright and Big Papa Jimmy (4) – can they do serious damage?
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