Morra in Paradise with 10K Win

By Bill Rosenberger

John Morra earned a tough victory at Pool Paradise o­n November 27-28, 2004, in Waterloo, o­ntario.  But a talented field in the 10K Tour made it hard for him to run away with it.

Sunday's matches saw 12 players return to action, with last stop's winner Eric Hildebrand going up against Morra.  Hildebrand emerged victorious, and Morra headed to the semifinals to face Jeff White, who had just ousted Chris Battle and D.J. McInley.

Morra and White were evenly matched throughout the contest, and they reached the hill at 6 apiece.  Morra made the tough shots and took the 7-6 victory to get to the finals.

In the first set, Morra gained confidence and grabbed a 7-4 win.  In the second set, it was "Morra" the same for Hildebrand, as he mostly watched the match from the sidelines.  Morra took the final set 7-1 and earned a well-deserved $2,600 first-place prize.

Results:

1st John Morra $2,600

2nd Eric Hildebrand $1,400

3rd Jeff White $900

4th D.J. McInley $400

5th Aaron Thomas, Chris Battle $250

7th Mike Roberts, Robert Johnson $140

9th Dave McMahon, Ephrian Day, Gerrard Morrison, Jeff Dick $50