A week after hosting the Inaugural Women’s Open, the APP Tour took over the Oasis Pickleball Club. Conditions were hot, and the wind whipped through the complex during the event.
Let’s dive into the action:
Women’s Singles
Yana Newell defeated Simone Jardim to claim her first gold medal of 2024 in singles. With this win, Newell completed the “cycle” of medals, now holding a gold, silver, and bronze this year.
Newell’s path to gold was anything but easy, narrowly escaping a loss to Domenika Turkovic in the Round of 16. She won 10-15, 15-12, 18-16.
In a move that shook up the women’s singles bracket, Megan Fudge withdrew, creating opportunities for other players to make deep runs. Rachael James capitalized, earning her second consecutive bronze on the APP Tour. Emilia Schmidt also made a strong showing, finishing fourth.
Men’s Singles
Chris Haworth secured his sixth gold medal of the year on the APP Tour, navigating past Max Manthou and Eduardo Irizarry before facing Jack Foster in the finals. In a nail-biting two-game match, Foster had bested Grayson Goldin in the semis, 16-15, 17-15.
Haworth dominated from start to finish in the finals, defeating Foster 15-10, 15-11.
Goldin snagged a bronze, his fourth medal on tour this year.
