Nathan Ponwith vs Preston StearnsPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Nathan Ponwith and Preston Stearns have met 2 times since 2023; Preston Stearns leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Columbus 2 in 2023 on hard. On hard courts Stearns leads 2–0. Stearns has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Ponwith has taken 1 sets to Stearns's 4. Their most recent meeting: Preston Stearns won at M25 Columbus 1 (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ponwith | Stearns | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Nathan Ponwith | Preston Stearns | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 57% | 4/7 | 75% | 6/8 |
| Wins a set when losing | 20% | 2/10 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 29% | 5/17 | 33% | 4/12 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 2/4 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 30% | 3/10 | 83% | 5/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 20% | 1/5 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 4/6 | 89% | 8/9 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 4/6 | 67% | 6/9 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ponwith 0, Stearns 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ponwith
🏃 Pusher
Stearns
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 70% vs 🏃 Pusher across 41 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Preston Stearns.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Nov 11, 2025
M25 Columbus 1
H Hard · 1st Round
Sep 17, 2023
Columbus 2
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ponwith | Stearns |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.40 | 2.38 |
| ROI % | +40.0% | +14.5% |
| Units P/L | +0.40u | +0.29u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ponwith | Stearns |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 2 | 5 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA | USA |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Oliver Okonkwo
M15 Champaign · 2nd Round
Aug 27
David Bakonyi
M15 Champaign · 1st Round
Aug 26
Branko Djuric
M25 Bakersfield 1 · 2nd Round
Mar 19
Jacob Brumm
M25 Bakersfield 1 · 1st Round
Mar 18
Stefan Kozlov
Arizona Tennis Classic · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 9
Robert Strombachs
M25 San Jose 1 · 2nd Round
Feb 18
Niccolo Catini
M25 San Jose 1 · 1st Round
Feb 17
Natan Rodrigues
M15 Huamantla 2 · Quarterfinals
Feb 6
Bryce Nakashima
M15 Champaign · Semifinals
Aug 29
Marko Mesarovic
M15 Champaign · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Joshua Peck
M15 Champaign · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Joshua Peck
M15 Champaign · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Noa Vukadin
M15 Champaign · 1st Round
Aug 26
Jack Anthrop
M25 Columbus 1 · Quarterfinals
Nov 14
Marko Mesarovic
M25 Columbus 1 · 2nd Round
Nov 13
Marko Mesarovic
M25 Columbus OH · Round of 16
Nov 13
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 12–17 matches
| Metric | Ponwith | Stearns |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 41% | 67% |
| Sets won | 41% | 64% |
| Games won | 47% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ponwith | Stearns |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ponwith | Stearns |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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