Grecar went undefeated through the event, defeating Lonnie Fox 7-3, Abbink 7-5, Jerome 7-6, Pendleton 7-4 and Paski for the hot seat 7-3.

The nail-biter finals saw Grecar and Abbink trade games early o­n.  It looked like Grecar was going to snap off the match when she was up 8-6, but Abbink proved to be a worthy adversary when she fought back to tie it up hill-hill.  Abbink pocketed two balls o­n the break but scratched, and it was now Grecar’s opportunity to finish the match o­nce and for all.  With ball in hand, she ran the first few balls, but then much to the dismay of the crowd, she missed the 4 ball.  Abbink jumped out of her chair to run the rest of the table, but getting out of line o­n the 9, she missed it and left her opponent a thin, tough cut.  Focused and ready, Grecar pocketed the final ball to steal the title and the $425 first-place prize money from Abbink.

Final Results:

1st   Gail Grecar  $425

2nd   Rachael Abbink $245

3rd  Vicki Paski  $170 

4th  CJ Jerome  $120

5th-6th  Kelly Pendleton, Betsy Sundholm  $90

7th-8th  Rebecca Wagner, Lonnie Fox $60

9th-12th  Dana Wilton, Jaki Lovrince, Julie Melman, Paula Albright $35

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