Chris Haworth Breaks Through at Carvana Mesa Cup as Anna Leigh Waters, Anna Bright Win Gold

Former APP Tour stalwart Chris Haworth proved he belongs to the PPA Tour, winning his first gold medal at the Carvana Mesa Cup over the weekend. Aside from Haworth, Anna Leigh Waters, Anna Bright, and Hayden Patriquin were also among the big winners of one of the PPA Tour’s most high-profile events.

Here is the complete winners’ list at the Carvana Mesa Cup:

MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: (2) Anna Bright and Hayden Patriquin def.  (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns,  11-8, 11-9, 11-3.

• First title for Bright and Patriquin as a team.
• Bright has five career Mixed Doubles titles, all with different partners.
• Bright has been part of four teams to beat Waters and Johns. 
• Waters and Johns had won their last eleven tournaments together.
• Bright and Patriquin had more Clean Winners, 18-3.
• Bright had no errors on Serves/Returns/Thirds.
• Longest rally: 38 shots.

MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio def. (2) Christian Alshon and Hayden Patriquin, 8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 13-11.

• Tenth title this season for Johns and Tardio.
• Johns and Tardio had more Clean Winners, 27-19.
• Tardio had no Dinks into the net or wide.
• Johns and Tardio won Game Four after trailing 7-0-2.
• Longest rally: 59 shots.

WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Anna Bright and Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Tyra Black and Jorja Johnson, 11-1, 13-11, 11-7.

• Waters’ 60th Women’s Doubles title.
• Bright and Waters had more Clean Winners, 14-8.
• Bright and Waters had fewer errors on Dinks, Serves, Returns and Thirds, 9-3.
• Black hit 46 Third Shots; Johnson hit 7.
• Longest rally: 43 shots.

MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (4) Chris Haworth def. (10) Ben Johns, 11-6, 11-6.

• Haworth’s fifth career PPA title.
• Johns had won 12 straight finals appearances, dating back to Sept. 2023 (Cincy).
• Haworth had more Clean Winners, 15-5.
• Johns had five Return errors.
• Longest rally: 18 shots.

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

• Waters’ 59th career Singles title, and eighth this season.
• Waters is now 13-0 all-time against Fahey.
• Waters has won at Mesa five straight years.
• Waters is 48-0 in Finals since losing in June 2022 (Todd, Orange County).
• Waters had more Clean Winners (10-3), and had no errors on Serves or Returns.
• Longest rally: 13 shots.