The inaugural Humana APP Fort Lauderdale Open brought excitement to the APP’s brand-new headquarters this past weekend!
Despite some weather setbacks earlier in the weekend, Championship Sunday was a dazzling show from start to finish.
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Will Howells, Megan Fudge, and Jill Braverman all won two gold medals
The top tier of players dominated this weekend on the APP Tour.
Howells won gold in men’s doubles with Jack Munro over Erik Lange and Purple Jesus. The gold medal match went to three games, with Howells and Munro pulling it out for the win, 11-8, 6-11, 11-3. From the Rd of 32 all the way through the semi-finals, Howells and Munro beat their opponents by a combined score of 60-31.
In mixed doubles, Howells and Braverman were able to beat Munro and Fudge in the finals, 11-6, 11-9. Will and Jill (that has a ring to it) never dropped a game throughout the entire tournament.
Fudge and Braverman were able to win gold in women’s doubles. In the finals, they faced Allison Harris and Yana Newell, beating them 11-7, 11-8 to secure their first win on the APP Tour in 2025.
In the last event of the day, after winning a gold in gender doubles and silver in mixed doubles, Fudge had to play singles…