Danny Medina, winner of the 2002 December Reno Open, defeated Judex James 11-10.  Medina broke and ran out from the hill after coming back from an 8-9 deficit.  He will go o­n to face another Florida player, Dick Weaver.

The final afternoon match had Ray "Cool Cat" Martin, author of "The 99 Critical Shots of Pool," defeating John Ditoro, promoter for the new Florida Pro Tour, 11-10.  When the score was tied 9-all, Martin made a 9 ball break to reach the hill, and then Ditoro played safe.  Martin missed the kick o­n the 1 ball, Ditoro played the 1-9 combo to tie o­n the hill.  Ditoro broke and came up dry, helplessly watching as Martin made the 1 and 2 balls, lining up perfectly for the 3-9 combination to win 11-10.

In last night's exhibition match, Vivian Villareal, number 5 in the WPBA and known as the "Texas Tornado" to her fans, defeated Corey Deuel 9-8.  Also, Belinda Campos-Calhoun, ranked 16 by the WPBA, became the first-ever female player in a senior event.  She was knocked into the o­ne-loss bracket by Wade Crane but made it into the money before being eliminated by Ray Martin.

In the winners' bracket at 7 PM is Varner versus Jim "King James" Rempe, the BCA's Hall-of-Fame inductee in 2002; LaFortune versus Grady Mathews; Martin versus Ricky Bingham; and Medina and Dick Weaver.  The 9 PM winners' bracket matches will be Jose Parica versus Wade Crane and Dick Lane versus Erman Bullard.

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