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Championship Sunday Standout Stats from the Veolia Texas Open

Author: Jim Ramsey | March 19, 2026

McKinney, Texas.

March 15, 2026.


MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (3) Anna Bright and Hayden Patriquin, 11-4, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6.

  • Waters and Johns’ 61st title together and 12th this season.
  • Waters hit 21 Third Shot Drops before her only Third Shot Drive.
  • Patriquin had the most Clean Winners, 16.
  • Patriquin had the most Serve/Return/Thirds Errors, 9, and the most Volleys into the net, 12.
  • Longest rally: 44 shots.

MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio def. (4) Andrei Daescu and Federico Staksrud, 11-0, 12-10. 11-7.

  • Johns and Tardio’s 14th title together and 12th this season.
  • Game Three had 74% Third Shot Drives to counter windy conditions.
  • Johns and Tardio had more Clean Winners, 20-10.
  • Tardio had no Dinks into the net or wide.
  • Staksrud had no errors on Dinks, Serves, Returns, or Thirds. 
  • Longest rally: 44 shots.

WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Anna Bright and Anna Leigh Waters def. (4) Parris Todd and Alix Truong, 11-2, 11-6, 11-4.

  • Bright and Waters’ 20th title together and 12th this season.
  • Bright and Waters now have a career match record of 99-2.
  • Truong’s first PPA Tour final.
  • Bright had no errors on Serves/Returns/Thirds.
  • Bright and Waters had more Clean Winners, 23-4.
  • Longest rally: 57 shots.

MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (1) Federico Staksrud def. (2) Chris Haworth, 2-11, 11-5, 11-5.

  • Staksrud’s 19th career title and fifth this season.
  • Staksrud led Game Three 6-5 at the change-over, won 11-5.
  • Staksrud had fewer Baseline Drive Errors, 16-4.
  • Longest rally: 13 shots.

WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (1) Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Kate Fahey, 11-1, 11-6.

  • Completed Waters’ 42nd career Triple Crown.
  • Waters’ 61st career title and tenth this season.
  • Waters has won fifty consecutive gold medal matches.
  • Waters is now 14-0 in her career vs. Fahey.
  • Waters had fewer Baseline Drive Errors, 14-8.
  • Longest rally: 11 shots.

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