HUNTER CLASSICS AMATEUR WOMEN'S TOUR
2nd Hunter Classics Stop of
2004 All photos copyright of
AZBilliards.com
Shooters II in Lake Jackson, TX hosted the second stop of the year for the
women of the Hunter Classics Amateur Women's Tour. Forty one women from around
the US came to compete at this stop, which was also a WPBA Qualifier for
the Peoria, IL WPBA event. This was the first time Shooters II welcomed
the tour to their pool room and the women loved the atmosphere and wonderful
hospitality.
Lisa Marr from Arkansas and Leslie Anne Rogers from
the Dallas area played for the winner's bracket Sunday afternoon with Leslie
coming out on top. For the third place match, Orietta Strickland from the
Dallas area played against Lisa. Although Lisa lost that match, she placed
3rd winning $390 PLUS the WPBA Qualifier spot as she was the last women left
in the tournament who paid the qualifying fee. In this true double elimination
tournament, Orietta Strickland would need to defeat Leslie twice to win the
tournament. Orietta was playing well and defeated Leslie the first set 7-2.
But, the score of the second set would prove to show more of the skills
of these two BCA Master players. With the score 6-6, and both players playing
well and putting on an excellent match for the spectators, Leslie won the
last game to earn her $750, with Orietta winning $550 for her second place
finish. Julie Stephenson and Tara McCracken (both from the Dallas area)
placed 5th/6th and won $145. Ellen Van Buren from Florida placed 4th and
won $290.
A special thanks to Wes Hunter, custom cuemaker and our tour sponsor,
who has supported the tour for the last 11 years giving women pool players
a wonderful opportunity to play in a great tour! Visit us at Legend's Billiards in League City, Texas June 5th and 6th!
Mary
(assistant Manager), Ellen Van
Buren (4th), Orietta Strickland (2nd), Lisa Marr (3rd), and Leslie Anne
Rogers (1st)
1st
Leslie Anne
Rogers
$750
2nd
Orietta Strickland
$550
3rd
Lisa Marr
$390 + Qualifier
4th
Ellen Van
Buren
$235
5-6th
Julie Stephenson and Tara
McCracken
$145
7-8th
Gail Roles and Michelle
Cortez
$105
9-12th
Rachel Hurst, Shelly
Johnson, Cat Kalmus, and Betina Yurkus
$70
13-16th
Karol Hughes, Trish
Moses, Sybil Wingard, Monica Anderson
$40
17-24th
Kristen
Kinder, April Collins, Helen Hayes, Tracie Boles, Lisa
Henderson-Major, Sherry Romero, Evangelina Elledge, and Lucille Donahue
$20
2nd Chance Tournament
Results: $100 added, 18 women
