Championship Sunday Standout Stats from the Picklr Utah Open

Salt Lake City, Utah.

August 25, 2024

MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: (6) Jessie Irvine and Gabe Tardio def. (1) Anna Bright and James Ignatowich, 12-10, 11-9, 11-8.

• Irvine’s first Mixed Doubles title since 2022.
• Tardio’s first Mixed Doubles title, and first Mixed Doubles medal.
• Irvine/Tardio: Better at starting and winning rally-ending hand battles, 55% to 47%.
• Irvine/Tardio: More clean winners (19-17),  fewer errors on serves/returns/thirds (11-9).
• Tardio: MIssed only two of 71 third shots.
• Bright/Ignatowich are 0-9 in finals since winning the Red Rock Open in April 2023.
• Ignatowich: Forced four serve return errors, but also made four service errors.
• Longest rally: 61 shots. 

MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (8) Andrei Daescu and Gabe Tardio def. (3) James Ignatowich and Matt Wright, 11-6, 11-6, 11-1.

• Daescu/Tardio’s first title together. This team won silvers at the Red Rock Open and at Mesa.
• Daescu/Tardio: Fewer dinks into the net or wide (9-2), fewer volleys into the net (11-4).
• Daescu/Tardio: Better at starting and winning rally-ending hand battles, 63% to 55%.
• Ignatowich’s first Men’s Doubles medal this year.
• Longest rally: 29 shots.

WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher def. (9) Mari Humberg and Jorja Johnson, 11-2, 5-11, 11-7, 11-4.

• Bright/Rohrabacher’s fifth title together this year.
• Bright/Rohrabacher: Fewer dinks into the net or wide (13-6), fewer volleys into the net (14-9).
• Bright/Rohrabacher:  Better at starting and winning rally-ending hand battles, 70% to 52%.
• Humberg’s first Doubles final.
• Humberg: 54 third shot drops, zero third shot drives.
• Longest rally: 36 shots.

MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (1) Federico Staksrud def. (2) Connor Garnett, 11-2, 11-4.

• Staksrud has earned a medal in every tournament this year except Kansas City. (6 gold, 8 silver, and one bronze)
• Staksrud has ten career titles, but this is the first time he has beaten the same player twice in the finals.
• Clean winners: Both players had 12.
• Staksrud: Fewer serve & return errors, 6-2.
• Longest rally: 12 shots.

WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (14) Kate Fahey def. (4) Kaitlyn Christian, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9.

• Fahey’s first title.
• Fahey and Christian both won silvers in the previous two tournaments.
• Fahey: More clean winners, 17-16.
• Fahey: Trailed 7-3 in Game Three.
• Longest rally: 12 shots.