Smith/Niepage Reaches Next Gen U25 Mixed Doubles Quarters

Megan Smith/Dylan Niepage (Guelph, ON) qualified for the Next Gen U25 Mixed Doubles playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 9-6 against Grace Cave/Jayden King (Tillsonburg, ON). of the Next Gen U25 Mixed Doubles in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;

Smith/Niepage finished 3-2 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Smith/Niepage defeated Brooklyn Ideson/Owen Henry (London, ON) 7-6, then went on to lose 8-3 against Jenna Campbell/James Carr (Fredericton, NB). Smith/Niepage responded with a 9-7 win over Lindsey Burgess/Ben Morin (Edmonton, AB). Smith/Niepage went on to lose 7-3 against Amy Wheatcroft/Adam Naugler (Edmonton, AB). Smith/Niepage responded with a 7-5 win over Sarah Bailey/Dylan Sipura (Milton, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

Smith/Niepage earned 7.200 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Next Gen U25 Mixed Doubles. For week 6 of the event schedule, Smith/Niepage did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 59th place on the World Ranking Standings with 29.438 total points. Smith/Niepage ranks 363rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2026	12	10	0	0.545	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2026	146	133	117	9.11	8.01	1.10	5.41	4.52	1.68	1.77	0.07

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2026	76	99	32	0	5-1	4-2	21-4	1.30	0.42	0.39	0.28

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2026	70	34	85	1	0-3	2-7	6-17	0.49	1.21	0.40	0.34

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Serena Gray-Withers, Victor Pietrangelo
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2024: Jessica Zheng
Jessica Zheng, Victor Pietrangelo
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Kayla MacMillan, Sterling Middleton
Vancouver, BC