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Championship Sunday Standout Stats from the Fasenra Sacramento Open.

Author: Jim Ramsey | April 21, 2026

Sacramento, California.

April 19, 2026.


MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: (4) Tyra Black and Eric Oncins def. (1) Jorja Johnson and JW Johnson, 11-7, 6-11, 3-11, 11-8, 11-8.

  • Black’s second career Mixed Doubles title, both this year, and Oncins’s first.
  • Black and Oncins had zero errors on Serves, Returns, and Third Shots. (Balls hit into the net or out of bounds.) It’s only the third time a team has done this in any final since the start of 2022, and the first time in a five-game final.
  • JW Johnson joins Ben Johns as the only male players with more than 100 career medals.
  • Jorja Johnson had a match-high 12 Dinks into the net or wide.
  • Longest rally: 46 shots.

MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio def. (2) JW Johnson and CJ Klinger, 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 11-2.

  • Johns and Tardio’s 14th title this season is the most of any team in Men’s, Women’s or Mixed Doubles.
  • Ben Johns’s 200th final across all disciplines. His record in finals is 181-19.
  • JW Johnson joins Ben Johns as the only male players with more than 100 career medals.
  • All four players had at least ten Clean Winners. Tardio had been involved in each of the last six times that has happened in a Men’s final.
  • Johns and Tardio had fewer Dinks into the net or wide, 10-3.
  • Longest rally: 122 shots, the longest rally in -any- Doubles final since the start of 2022.

WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (2) Rachel Rohrabacher and Parris Todd def. (1) Tyra Black and Jorja Johnson, 11-5, 6-11, 11-4, 11-6.

  • Rohrabacher’s first title since winning in Milwaukee in November 2024. 
  • Rohrabacher’s ninth career title, and first without Anna Bright as a partner.
  • Todd’s third career title.
  • Rohrabacher/Todd won despite having fewer Clean Winners, 21-11.
  • Longest rally: 77 shots.

MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (2) Federico Staksrud def. (12) Zane Ford, 11-4, 11-2.

  • Staksrud’s 20th career Singles title.
  • Staksrud’s six titles this season include both Sacramento tournaments.
  • Staksrud’s 20 titles have come against 15 different opponents in the finals.
  • Staksrud had fewer Baseline Drive Errors, 17-2.
  • Longest rally: 13 shots.

WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL:  (1) Kate Fahey def. (2) Kaitlyn Christian, 11-3, 11-0.

  • Fahey’s sixth career title and second this season (both Sacramento events).
  • Three of Christian’s four Return errors were in Game One.
  • Fahey had fewer Baseline Drive Errors, 10-4.
  • Longest rally: 9 shots.

For the comprehensive stats of all these gold medal matches, please visit:  facebook.com/groups/propickleballstats

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