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Championship Sunday Standout Stats from the Greater Zion Cup.

Author: Jim Ramsey | March 31, 2026

Ivins, Utah.

March 29, 2026.


MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (3) Anna Bright and Hayden Patriquin, 11-5, 11-0, 15-13.

  • Waters and Johns’ 13th title together this season and 62nd overall.
  • Waters and Johns won 25 consecutive points mid-match.
  • Waters is the first player this year to have no errors on Serves, Returns, Thirds, and Dinks in any final. This was done only three times in all of 2025.
  • Bright and Patriquin trailed in Game Three 10-1 before earning two Game Points, then lost 15-13.
  • Longest rally: 38 shots.

MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio def. (2) Christian Alshon and Hayden Patriquin, 13-11, 3-11, 3-11, 11-2, 11-7.

  • Johns and Tardio’s 13th title this season and 15th together overall.
  • Johns has 61 career Men’s Doubles titles; Tardio has 21.
  • All four players had 10+ Clean Winners. This has happened only four times in any final this season.
  • Alshon and Patriquin lost Game Points in Game One, and lost that game. When teams squander those opportunities in finals, they lose 74% of the time.
  • Patriquin had a match-high eight Dinks into the net or wide.
  • Johns and Tardio had fewer errors on Serves, Returns and Thirds, 14-6.
  • Longest rally: 65 shots.

WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Anna Bright and Anna Leigh Waters def. (4) Kate Fahey and Parris Todd, 11-3, 11-3, 11-0.

  • Bright and Waters’ 13th title this season and 21st overall together.
  • Bright has 30 Doubles titles; Waters has 63.
  • Bright and Waters had more Clean Winners, 14-5.
  • Bright and Waters had fewer Volleys into the net, 13-8.
  • Fahey’s first Doubles finals appearance.
  • Fahey was the only player with no Dinking Errors.
  • Longest rally: 51 shots.

MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (3) Chris Haworth def. (2) Federico Staksrud, 11-9, 11-5.

  • Haworth takes over #1 ranking.
  • Haworth’s sixth career title and fifth this season.
  • Haworth had more Clean Winners, 17-9.
  • Haworth had fewer Serve and Return Errors, 8-0.
  • Longest rally: 17 shots.

WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (1) Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Kate Fahey, 8-11, 11-3, 11-2.

  • Waters eleventh title this year, and 62nd in her career.
  • Waters has won 51 consecutive finals appearances.
  • Waters has won the last 24 tournaments she entered.
  • Waters now 15-0 overall and 10-0 in finals vs Fahey.
  • Waters had more Clean Winners, 21-6.
  • Fahey led Game One, 10-0.
  • Longest rally: 18 shots.

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