2025 Carvana Mesa Cup Finals: The 2025 Carvana Mesa Cup concluded on February 23, 2025, in Mesa, Arizona, featuring intense championship matches across all divisions. The finals delivered historic performances, breaking streaks, setting new records, and showcasing top-tier pickleball talent.
Mixed Doubles Final
(2) Jorja Johnson and JW Johnson def. (3) Anna Bright and Dekel Bar, 11-1, 9-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-4
- Major Upset: Bright and Bar ended the 15-tournament winning streak of Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns in the semifinals.
- Historic Performance: Bright has now been part of the last three teams to defeat Waters and Johns, including pool play at 2023 Nationals.
- Breaking the Streak: The Johnsons captured their first title together since Newport Beach in 2023, snapping a seven-final losing streak—all against Waters and Johns.
- Stat Leaders:
- Clean Winners: Johnsons (25) vs Bright/Bar (17)
- Ernes Kept in Play: Dekel Bar (14) – the most in any final since 2022
- Longest Rally: 55 shots
Men’s Doubles Final
(4) Christian Alshon and Andrei Daescu def. (2) Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio, 11-5, 11-1, 10-12, 5-11, 11-7
- Back-to-Back Champions: Alshon and Daescu followed up their Tucson Open victory with another title.
- Title Count: Alshon now holds four doubles titles, while Daescu has six.
- Key Match Stats:
- Clean Winners: Alshon (16) – most in the match
- Volley Errors: Tardio (17 into the net) – more than Alshon and Daescu combined
- Comeback Trend: Alshon and Daescu had match point in Game Three but lost. Since January 2022, teams losing a game after having game point have gone on to win only 25% of the time.
- Longest Rally: 47 shots
Women’s Doubles Final
(1) Catherine Parenteau and Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher, 4-11, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8, 11-1
- Title Streak Continues: Parenteau and Waters secured their 29th career title together, including 14 in 2024. They now hold a 29-3 record in finals.
- Dominance Over the Field:
- They are 9-3 in finals against Bright/Rohrabacher.
- They remain 20-0 in finals against all other teams.
- Error Efficiency:
- Dinks into the Net or Wide: Parenteau/Waters (6), Bright/Rohrabacher (2)
- Volleys into the Net: Parenteau/Waters (29), Bright/Rohrabacher (12)
- Longest Rally: 46 shots
Men’s Singles Final
(2) Ben Johns def. (4) Hunter Johnson, 12-10, 11-1
- Championship Legacy: This marked Johns’ 41st career singles title; he is now 41-2 in finals.
- Overall Record: Johns improved to 229-29 in singles and 5-0 against Hunter Johnson.
- Key Match Stats:
- Clean Winners: Johns (10) vs Johnson (7)
- Baseline Drive Errors: Johns (4) vs Johnson (10)
- Injury Impact: Johnson suffered an ankle injury at 3-0 in Game Two, requiring a medical timeout.
- Longest Rally: 14 shots
Women’s Singles Final
(1) Anna Leigh Waters def. (3) Brooke Buckner, 4-11, 11-9, 11-5
- Four-Peat: Waters claimed her fourth consecutive Mesa title.
- Unbeaten Streak: She is now 47-3 in singles finals and has won 36 straight finals since her last loss to Parris Todd in June 2022.
- Game Two Comeback: Waters trailed 9-4 but rallied to win 11-9.
- Longest Rally: 22 shots
News in Brief: 2025 Carvana Mesa Cup Finals
The 2025 Carvana Mesa Cup wrapped up with thrilling finals on February 23 in Mesa, Arizona. Jorja Johnson and JW Johnson ended their seven-final losing streak, while Christian Alshon and Andrei Daescu secured back-to-back doubles titles.
Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters added to their championship records, with Waters winning her fourth straight Mesa title and extending her 36-final winning streak.
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