Tabitha Peterson (Blaine, MN) lost 6-5 to Kroy Nernberger (Blaine, MN) in the Final of the USA Mixed Doubles World Trials, held February 25 - 28, 2016 in Blaine, Minnesota.
 
Peterson finished 7-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Peterson defeated Nernberger 9-3, then won 9-1 against Jason Smith (St. Paul, MN) and 8-6 against Tyler George (Duluth, MN). Peterson won 9-3 against John Shuster (Duluth, MN), then won 7-5 against Korey Dropkin (Blaine, MN) and 9-1 against Doug Pottinger (St. Paul, MN). Peterson won 7-6 against Matt Hamilton (Madison, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Peterson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Peterson ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.