Philadelphia’s Vahlsing family became the first family to win both Mother-Daughter and Father-Daughter national titles, while Father-Son top seeds Dominic & Josh Hughes overcame defending champions Chris & Carson Spahr at the Parent-Child Doubles, April 24-26, in Buffalo, New York.
Thirty-seven parent-child partnerships competed across six divisions at the Buffalo Tennis & Squash Club, Buffalo Club and Saturn Club in Buffalo, New York. View all results on the . View tournament photography courtesy of Alan Jay on .
David & Kaitlyn Vahlsing successfully defended their Father-Daughter title as the top seeds. Kaitlyn went on to earn another title with her mother, Kellie, sweeping the Mother-Daughter division without dropping a game with Anne & Sarah Denman placing second.
The fourteen-team Father-Son division culminated in dramatic fashion between the top seeded Hugheses and two-seeded Spahrs. In a rematch of the 2025 final against Xan & Andrew Matuch, the Spahrs came back from 2-0 down to save their title defense. In a blockbuster final, the Hugheses overcame a 2-1 deficit to clinch the title 15-12, 9-15, 12-15, 15-10, 15-13 in sixty-seven minutes.
After placing second in the Mother-Daughter division with daughter, Sarah, Buffalo’s Anne Denman and son, Trey, won the Mother-Son division with a close 3-2 final match against fellow Buffalonians Elizabeth & Bo Gurney.
Montana’s James Woods & Denver’s Michael Woods earned their maiden Parent-Child doubles title in a competitive Century division, while Baltimore’s Jeff & Kelly Dayton placed second.
Boston’s Christopher & James Lowell claimed the 11 & Under title in a closely contested division, topping Ontario’s D’Arcy & Brad Baker and Pittsburgh’s Scott & Kai Nelson.
