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Federico Staksrud, Kate Fahey Stamp Class at Fasenra Sacramento Open as Tyra Black, Eric Oncins Win Epic Final
Different stars shone brightly at the Fasenra Sacramento Open over the weekend, with Federico Staksrud, Kate Fahey leading the big winners. Meanwhile, Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio continued their winning ways even as Tyra Black and Eric Oncins won gold in an absolute thriller of a final in Mixed Doubles.
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.



