The PPA Tour rolled into Austin, Texas this weekend, and the enthusiastic crowd at the court witnessed a thrilling display of women’s doubles pickleball in the Pro Main Draw Finals. The #1 seeded duo of Anna Leigh Waters & Catherine Parenteau found themselves down early against the #3 seeded team of Anna Bright & Rachel Rohrabacher.
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Amazingly, this pair has never lost a match. They’ve been playing together for almost nine months, and every tournament they enter, they come out on top. Well, at least until this match.
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The match ended with Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher emerging victorious. The final score was 4-11, 11-3, 6-11, 8-11 in favor of Bright and Rohrabacher.
Here are some match statistics:
- Total Points Won: Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher won a total of 25 points, while Anna Leigh Waters and Catherine Parenteau won 21 points.
- Timeout Used: Anna Leigh Waters and Catherine Parenteau used 2 timeouts during the match.
- Longest Point Streak: The longest point streak was 5 points, achieved by Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher.
- Total Side Outs: There were a total of 11 side-outs for Anna Leigh Waters and Catherine Parenteau and 12 side outs for Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher.
- Total Serves: Anna Leigh Waters and Catherine Parenteau served a total of 41 times, while Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher served 42 times.
- Total Win Rallies When In Serving Position: Anna Leigh Waters and Catherine Parenteau won 22 rallies when serving, compared to 18 won by Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher.
- Total Loss Rallies When In Serving Position: Anna Leigh Waters and Catherine Parenteau lost 23 rallies when serving, while Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher lost 20 rallies.
- Total Received Serves: Anna Leigh Waters and Catherine Parenteau received 23 serves, whereas Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher received 19 serves.
- Total Win Rallies When Receiving Serve: Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher won 22 rallies when receiving serve, compared to 18 won by Anna Leigh Waters and Catherine Parenteau.
- Total Loss Rallies When Receiving Serve: Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher lost 20 rallies when receiving serve, while Anna Leigh Waters and Catherine Parenteau lost 18 rallies.
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“We’re always discussing ways to enhance our teamwork and skills,” Bright said while talking to Pickleball Tv. “I sense that things are falling into place for us, and I’m genuinely proud of our progress.”
Despite their victory on Monday, Rohrabacher acknowledges that there’s more to accomplish.
“Today, we won a battle, but the competition continues throughout the year. We’ll celebrate this win, but then it’s back to the grind, analyzing what worked so we can replicate it,” she emphasized.
