Laura
McDermott (co-owner), Heather Lloyd, Bonnie Plowman, Lisa
Brannen, Randy Jones (manager) and Anna Kostanian
The
Hunter Classics Amateur Women's Tour held their third event of the year
in Tulsa , Oklahoma at beautiful Magoo's Billiards. With lots
of space, high ceilings, great food and a wonderful atmosphere, the 50
ladies who entered the tournament were in for an exceptional time
playing 9-ball on the 14 9-foot tables.
By Sunday morning only 12 ladies remained in the main event.
After a couple of rounds, Amanda Lampert from San Antonio was defeated by Bonnie Plowman from Colorado 7-4. Unfortunately for Amanda, Bonnie put
her on the one-loss side earlier on Saturday. The other one-loss
side match saw Heather Lloyd win over Terry Petrosino with a score of
7-5. Terry and Amanda both had a great tournament placing 5th/6 th.
Terry came off a win over Leslie Anne Rogers 7-4 while Amanda won over
Helen Hayes 7-4 on Sunday morning. The winner's bracket matches saw
Lisa Brannen from Little
Rock , Arkansas winning over Bonnie Plowman and young ace
Anna Kostanian from Albuquerque winning over Heather Lloyd from Austin. Anna didn't stop there and
defeated Lisa Brannen 7-1 for the hot seat, while she waited to see who
her opponent would be in the finals. Bonnie
Plowman kept winning her matches on the one-loss side and defeated
Heather Lloyd 7-5, then Lisa Brannen 7-5 to play Anna in the finals.Bonnie continued her streak of wins by winning the first set
against Anna 7-3. The next match was closer, and
at 4-4 it was anyone's game, with both ladies playing very well - and
the spectators loved the close match and excellent play. Anna
won the next three games to end the match and capture 1 st
place.Anna won $750 for her efforts, including the
coveted Qualifier for the BCA Pro Championships in May!
Bonnie earned $600 for 2nd place while Lisa Brannen earned
$440 placing 3rd. Heather won $300 for her 4th
place finish and Amanda and Terry earned $170 for 5 th/6th
place.Placing 7th/8th was Leslie Anne Rogers and
Cristina DelaGarza. 9th-12th
places were filled by Helen Hayes, Tara McCracken, Lisa Henderson-Major
and Kim Pierce.
The
second chance tournament had 27 women enter the $100 added tournament
and Karen Lincoln from Shawnee
, Kansascame out on top winning $120.Annie
Doyle from Austin, Texas placed 2nd and won $90 and 3rd
place was filled by Jillian "Killer" Valles from Houston who won $60.
Updated
point standings can be found here and
over 150 photos from the event can be found here.
A BIG
thank you for Magoo's Billiards who hosted this event (all the ladies
loved the pool room and the amazing hospitality!) and to Wes Hunter who has supported the ladies for over
13 years.The
Hunter Classics Amateur Women's Tour remains the largest, longest
running women's tour in the country! Visit us
next month at Shooters II in Lake
Jackson, Texas April 8-9.
Main Event Full payouts:
1st
Anna Kostanian $750
2ns
Bonnie Plowman $600
3rd
Lisa Brannen $400
4th
Heather Lloyd $300
5th/6th
Amanda Lampert and Terry Petrosino $170
7th/8th
Cristina Dela Garza and Leslie Anne Rogers $100
9th
-12th Helen Hayes, Tara McCracken, Lisa Henderson-Major
and Kim Pierce $65