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2025 APP Women's open presented by the james
By Deborah Lew
Significant Sums from the 2025 Women's Open Presented by The James
1
Daria Walczak
won her first-ever APP gold medal when she and partner Lee Whitwell won the split age event, beating Shelby Bates and Cantillon Endara in the final. Walczak has a healthy collection of silver and bronze medals, but her first gold at the Women's Open is a special one!
2
Sofia Sewing and Shelby Bates
won two medals each in Columbus. Sewing defeated Shannon Pretorious, last year's singles champ, to win her sixth women's pro singles title of the year; the duo won silver in women's pro doubles; and Bates added another silver in the split age event with partner Cantillon Endara.
3
Lee Whitwell
walked away as Queen of Columbus after winning a triple crown over the weekend. Whitwell won gold in split age with Walczak, and added another two Champions division golds in women's pro singles and women's pro doubles with partner Angela Simon.
5
Megan Fudge and Jill Braverman
won their fifth women's pro doubles titles of the year at the 2025 APP Women's Open Presented by The James. A great run by the ladies in red!
8
1 in 8
women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetimes and 1 in 3 will be diagnosed with cancer of some kind. Early detection is key - schedule your mammograms and cancer screenings today!
408
Volunteers worked over 17,000 hours
at The James at Ohio State in 2024 alone. The James is the third-largest cancer hospital in the United States. That is a lot of people who care!
1500+
Cancer researchers
call The James at Ohio State home. All those researchers have one vision in mind: to create a cancer-free world, one person, one discovery at a time.
81.7m
Dollars raised by The James in the 2024 fiscal year. That's a lot of dollars donated by a lot of people who want to save and improve a lot of lives. When we work together toward a common cause, we all win.
