Championship Sunday Standout Stats from the Carvana Mesa Cup
| February 23, 2026
Mesa, Arizona. February 22, 2026.
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MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: (2) Anna Bright and Hayden Patriquin def. (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns, 11-8, 11-9, 11-3.
- First title for Bright and Patriquin as a team.
- Bright has five career Mixed Doubles titles, all with different partners.
- Bright has been part of four teams to beat Waters and Johns.
- Waters and Johns had won their last eleven tournaments together.
- Bright and Patriquin had more Clean Winners, 18-3.
- Bright had no errors on Serves/Returns/Thirds.
- Longest rally: 38 shots.
MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio def. (2) Christian Alshon and Hayden Patriquin, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 13-11.
- Tenth title this season for Johns and Tardio.
- Johns and Tardio had more Clean Winners, 27-19.
- Tardio had no Dinks into the net or wide.
- Johns and Tardio won Game Four after trailing 7-0-2.
- Longest rally: 59 shots.
WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Anna Bright and Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Tyra Black and Jorja Johnson, 11-1, 13-11, 11-7.
- Waters’ 60th Women’s Doubles title.
- Bright and Waters had more Clean Winners, 14-8.
- Bright and Waters had fewer errors on Dinks, Serves, Returns and Thirds, 9-3.
- Black hit 46 Third Shots; Johnson hit 7.
- Longest rally: 43 shots.
MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (4) Chris Haworth def. (10) Ben Johns, 11-6, 11-6.
- Haworth’s fifth career PPA title.
- Johns had won 12 straight finals appearances, dating back to Sept. 2023 (Cincy).
- Haworth had more Clean Winners, 15-5.
- Johns had five Return errors.
- Longest rally: 18 shots.
WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (1) Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Kate Fahey, 11-3, 11-1.
- Waters’ 59th career Singles title, and eighth this season.
- Waters is now 13-0 all-time against Fahey.
- Waters has won at Mesa five straight years.
- Waters is 48-0 in Finals since losing in June 2022 (Todd, Orange County).
- Waters had more Clean Winners (10-3), and had no errors on Serves or Returns.
- Longest rally: 13 shots.
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