The Courts of McKinney hosted the PPA Tour for the first time in history, and the event will be one to remember for a while!
We had upsets galore in singles, women’s doubles got turned on its head, Gabe and Ben won gold for the first time, and Alshon won gold in back to back singles tournaments!
Let’s get into the action!
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The top two women’s doubles teams did not make the finals for the first time in forever
Prior to the Texas Open, the teams of Anna Leigh Waters/Catherine Parenteau and Rachel Rohrabacher/Anna Bright had made the previous 10 finals in tournaments where they both played. 10 in a row.
The wind of McKinney, Texas, became too much for BOTH teams, as they were both taken out before the finals.
Wind gusts in the area were up to 40mph on Saturday, the day of gender doubles. Now, with all of that being said, every team had to deal with the elements.
In the quarterfinals, Anna Leigh and Catherine played (5) Callie Smith and Etta Tuionetoa. They lost 11-4, 8-11, 8-11. At one point in the third game, Anna Leigh asked for Don Stanley, PPA Head Referee, to come out and stop play. He did come to the court, but didn’t allow for play to stop.
This was probably Callie and Etta’s biggest win in…
