Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Young Players Challenge Top Seeds in Dramatic Arizona Open Final
Acevedo and Funemizu played Christian Alshon and Andrei Daescu in a pickleball final.
The first two games were split, with each team winning one game 11-7.
Acevedo and Funemizu then took the lead in the deciding game.
They came very close to winning by earning seven match points.
A match point is a chance to finish the match immediately.
However, they could not win any of those chances.
Alshon and Daescu got one match point and used it successfully.
They won the deciding game 15-13 and took the gold medal.
Acevedo and Funemizu split the opening two games 11-7 against Christian Alshon and Andrei Daescu.
The younger duo led the deciding game and earned seven match points.
Acevedo and Funemizu were unable to convert any of their match points.
Alshon and Daescu converted their only match point to win 15-13.
The top-seeded pair secured a dramatic gold-medal victory at the Arizona Open.
- Who
- Acevedo and Funemizu played top-seeded Christian Alshon and Andrei Daescu.
- What
- Alshon and Daescu won a dramatic gold-medal pickleball match 15-13 in the deciding game.
- When
- The date is not specified.
- Where
- The match took place at the Arizona Open.
- Why
- The teams were competing for the gold medal.
- Event
- Arizona Open
- Sport
- Professional pickleball
- Finalists
- Acevedo and Funemizu versus Christian Alshon and Andrei Daescu
- Seeding
- Christian Alshon and Andrei Daescu were the top-seeded duo
- Opening games
- The teams split the first two games 11-7
- Deciding game
- Alshon and Daescu won 15-13
- Match points
- Acevedo and Funemizu earned seven but converted none; Alshon and Daescu converted one