Gold Medal Matches
In numerical order:
11: Catherine Parenteau trailed Lea Jansen 0-5 in the decisive Game Three of the Women’s Singles Final at the National Indoor Championships, then she won eleven points on eleven serves to claim the title.
12: There were only 12 rallies in Game Three of the Men’s Doubles Final at the Tournament of Champions. A side-out, then a rare first-server “pickle.” (James Ignatowich and Tyson McGuffin defeated AJ Koller and Riley Newman).
29: Ben Johns’ 29 clean winners in the Men’s Doubles Final at the Orange County Cup was the most by a player in any gold medal match this year.
30: Collin Shick, the #30 seed in Men’s Singles at the Florida Open, reached the Final and won a game before losing to Ben Johns.
34: There were 34 offensive lobs hit in the Women’s Doubles Final at the National Indoor Championships (Lucy Kovalova and Callie Smith defeated Lea Jansen and Allyce Jones), including 20 by Kovalova. That was the most in any Doubles Final this year. At the PPA Finals broadcast, Dave Fleming predicted the offensive lob would be “the shot of the year for 2024.”
50+: There were nine rallies of 50 shots or more in the Men’s Doubles Final at the Cincinnati Open. (Ben Johns and Collin Johns defeated Dylan Frazier and JW Johnson)….
