Saturday morning provides teams one final chance to make their case for the knockout stage. Starting the day on Championship Court was a battle of the 2-0 teams, Orlando Squeeze vs Bay Area Breakers.
Anna Bright’s leadership has been unmatched at this event. She led the way in women’s doubles and mixed doubles giving the Squeeze two of their three points.
Rafa Hewett called out Zane Navratil after their men’s doubles match and it was time for revenge in mixed. Zane Navratil and Rachel Rohrabacher dominated Hewett and Lea Jansen 21-10 to close out the match and clinch the #1 seed.
Clash of the Titans
Next up was a meeting between Riley Newman the DC Pickleball Team and Ben Johns of the Chicago Slice. The player of the match however was the last pick in the draft Erik Lange. Lange was unbelievable in the men’s doubles game and helped the Slice even out the match 1-1.
Johns and Newman split their mixed doubles matches to leave things at a 2-2 and force a Dreambreaker. The Slice’s singles shined in the Dreambreak and they won 21-10.
Challenger Level Finals
Mixed into the madness was the Challenger Level finals on Championship…