In 1982, Mataya wed Ewa Svensson, of Sweden (who was later inducted into Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame as Ewa Laurance in 2004), forming pool's first "power couple".
In 1982, Mataya married Ewa Svensson from Sweden, who would later be honored by the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame as Ewa Laurance in 2004, marking the beginning of a trailblazing partnership that would become synonymous with power and influence in the pool world.