In the winners' bracket, Shawn Putnam (pictured below to the left) and Jimmy Reid fought a sluggish battle that ended in an 11-9 win for Putnam, "The Love Sponge."  As a surprise victory, Oklahoma player Gabe Owen defeated Rafael Martinez in a tight match 11-10.  Cliff Joyner defeated road player Bryce Avila by the score of 11-3.  And Shannon "The Cannon" Daulton won his match against Scott Hafley in another close match 11-10.  Daulton had been down 5-0, then 7-2, and then 10-5 before he ran the set out.  "I got away with it; that's all that matters," he said afterwards.

The women's event began this evening as well, with 25 ladies participating in the event.  The tournament drew such notable players as Helena Thornfeldt, Monica Webb, Belinda Campos (pictured below to the right), Neslie O'Hare, and Toni Varner.

Additionally, the scotch doubles event got under way late this evening.  A dozen teams are competing in this event, which will pay the top two spots.

The winners' matches o­n Saturday evening will be Gabe Owen versus Shawn Putnam and Cliff Joyner versus Shannon Daulton.

In the o­ne-loss side, the lineup will be as follows:

Scott Townsend versus Jose Parica, with the winner playing Rafael Martinez

Marcus Chamat versus Troy Frank, with the winner playing Bryce Avila

Scott Frost versus Billy Young, with the winner playing Scott Hafley

Max Eberle versus Johnny Archer, with the winner playing Jimmy Reid