Mixed Pro Split Age gold winners were Lea Jansen and John Sperling .
Photo by Michael Gauthier .
changed the momentum from the moment I called that time-out ,” said Parenteau .
The strategy worked as Parenteau , a former top-five junior tennis player in Canada , won 11 of the next 12 points to claim her first-ever singles gold medal at the US Open . “ It feels amazing , as the US Open has always had a special place in my heart ,” she said . “ The US Open was my first pickleball major tournament ever a few years back , and I always enjoy competing in the US Open year after year . Naples is my home now and it felt amazing to win singles and women ’ s doubles in front of my home crowd !”
Anna Bright wound up winning bronze . With top-ranked Anna Leigh Waters not playing at the Open , Jansen was seeded # 1 at the tournament with Parenteau second .
Parenteau and Jansen met Irina Tereschenko and Andrea Koop in the finals . Coming off a three-game win over the top-seeded pairing of Callie Smith and Lucy Kovalova in the semifinals , the Koop-Tereschenko duo , entering the event as the # 4 seed , were primed to
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Jardim-Johns duo wins gold in Mixed Doubles against Jessie Irvine and Tyler Loong .
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