=== MEN’S DOUBLES ===
RILEY NEWMAN and MATT WRIGHT:
- Number Two seeds won four matches without dropping a game.
- Wright did not play at the Red Rock Open. (Newman & Ignatowich, bronze medal)
- Their last gold medal was right here in Newport Beach, the Takeya Showcase, November 17.
DYLAN FRAZIER and JW JOHNSON:
- Number four seeds lost one game in four matches.
- Beat the number 24 seeds, Garrett Whitehead and Gabriel Tardio, in the semis.
- Won the National Indoor Championships in February.
- Four bronze medals together in 2023.
- JW won Mixed gold with his sister Jorja here.
=== WOMEN’S DOUBLES ===
LUCY KOVALOVA and CALLIE SMITH:
- Top seeds won three matches without losing a game.
- Last Gold: National Indoor Championships in February.
- Last Tournament: Bronze medal at Red Rock Open.
- Kovalova is the PPA’s all-time leader in women’s doubles gold medals with 20. (13 w/Jardim, 7 w/Smith) A.L. Waters is next with 15.
ANNA BRIGHT and ANDREA KOOP:
- The number 3 seeds lost only one game in three matches.
- Bright has three Women’s Doubles golds this year with A.L. Waters, most recently in Austin March 19.
- Bright is coming off a Mixed Doubles gold at Red Rock with James Ignatowich.
- Koop loves Newport Beach: Last November she won Women’s Doubles Gold with Vivienne David and Mixed…
