No shortage of storylines coming out of Mesa, Arizona, this weekend at the PPA Mesa Arizona Cup. We’ve got the highlights and takeaways.
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- Ben Johns and Collin Johns lost in the Round of 16 to Gabe Tardio and Andrei Daescu in two games. Safe to say nobody saw that coming.
- Cason Campbell, the No. 43 seed, made it out of men’s singles qualifiers to upset Collin Shick and Dylan Frazier to make it to the quarterfinals. More on him coming this week on The Dink!
- Ben Johns pulled off an ATP from the baseline.
Ben Johns hits an incredible ATP from the baseline! 💪@BenJohns_pb pic.twitter.com/qLnjvo0PZK
— Carvana PPA Tour (@PPAtour) February 22, 2024
And those were the headlines before action on Friday!
Here are my top 10 takeaways from the weekend:
10. Jill Braverman being placed in the women’s singles qualifiers was a mistake.
Having looked at some of the DUPR ratings and abilities of some entrants into the main draw, I was puzzled why Braverman was placed in the qualifier. I know these things are usually based on PPA points and Braverman finished 33rd in the PPA Masters in January, but still, I found it odd.
Then Braverman won her qualifying match and went on a run in the main…
