After suffering a hill-hill defeat to Hernandez in the winners’ bracket, Brothers went o­n to defeat past Reno Open champion Mike Davis 7-3, Christian Smith 7-1, and then Matt Krah in the semifinals.  Krah went to the “B” side after matching up with Hernandez, where their score was tied at 4-all when Krah missed a 9 ball, essentially giving control of the match to Hernandez. 

In his rematch with Hernandez in the finals, Brothers took a 2-0 lead, but the undefeated Hernandez tied the match.  After invoking the three-foul rule, Brothers took a two-game lead with the help of a missed ball by his opponent; however, Hernandez took the next three games in a row for a 5-4 lead.  He missed his next 8 ball, and Brothers tied the match at 5 apiece in the race to 9.  After winning the next rack, Brothers was looking good, but an error o­n his part gave control back to Hernandez, who won the next three games in a row for the 9-6 victory.

Hampton Ridge 9-Ball Tour makes their next stop at Comet Billiards in Parsippany, NJ, o­n October 17, 2004.  For more information, please call 973-334-7429.

Results:

1st Frankie Hernandez

2nd Josh Brothers

3rd Matt Krah

4th Christian Smith

5th Mike Davis, Trenton Marty

7th Carmen Lombardo, Rob Hart

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