OVERALL TOP 5:
- WHAT A BREAK: After taking April off, ALW has not lost a match since her return.
- FIRE SINGLES: Texas Open Championship singles matches were fire – will that continue in Cali?
- RESERVATION FOR BEN: Ben Johns did not play in this event last year – in all 3 draws this week.
- COOL BREEZE: San Clemente highs expected to be in the 60s, well down from the stifling heat of Texas.
- ALLYCE JONES IS BACK: In singles, mixed with Collin Johns, and women’s with Jorja Johnson
BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
- FS1 for singles semifinals on Thursday from 8-10pm ET.
- PPA YouTube coverage all weekend long.
MEN’S SINGLES:
- Defending medalists: JW Johnson, Tyson McGuffin, James Ignatowich
- Singles Prep for MLP – loaded field includes Alshon, Koller, Loong, and all of the other usual suspects.
- Can Fed get back to Championship Sunday?
- WATCH OUT FOR: Jaume Martinez Vick – made it to Championship Sunday last week, will the flair and strong play continue?
WOMEN’S SINGLES:
- Defending medalists: Parris Todd, Anna Leigh Waters, Callie Smith
- ALW’s last loss in a singles final was on this court last year to Parris Todd.
- Lea Jansen NOT in the singles field.
- WATCH OUT FOR: Anna Bright – doesn’t play a lot of singles but can do serious damage.
MIXED DOUBLES:
- Defending medalists: Waters/Johnson, Kovalova/Wright, Smith/Koller
- Trading in my Pioneers – Fed Staksrud played well with Meghan Dizon last week and is now paired with Etta Wright.
- Newmans made the TX final and are playing again this week.
- WATCH OUT FOR: Andrea Koop and Dylan Frazier – that’s a dangerous team right there. Koop was nursing a rib injury and missed the last couple of tourneys.
WOMEN’S DOUBLES:
- Defending medalists: Kovalova/Smith, Waters/Waters, Jansen/Parenteau
- AL with CP – first back-to-back pairing, had been flip-flopping (Bright is with Fudge).
- Jessie Irvine looking to get back to Sunday, this week with Andrea Koop.
- WATCH OUT FOR: The Brascias were thisclose to getting to Championship Sunday in Atlanta, can they get it done at home?
MEN’S DOUBLES:
- Defending medalists: Newman/Wright, Koller/Collin Johns, Frazier/Johnson
- Collin gets his “usual” partner back after medaling here last year with AJ. Johns boys have just one loss in 2023.
- Fun pairing alert: Tyler Loong and Jay Devilliers 2nd event together, played one event in 2020.
- WATCH OUT FOR: Tellez/Staksrud – really pushed the Johns brothers in Texas.
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