Allison Fisher met Angel Paglia in the second round of the winners’ bracket matches and held a 7-4 lead over the Arizona player.  It wasn’t long, however, before Paglia wrestled the score to 7-all.  A break and run put Fisher o­n the hill, and in the final rack, Paglia fouled, giving ball in hand and a dead 1-9 combo to “The Duchess of Doom” to seal her fate 9-7.

The WPBA’s number-two ranked player and the defending champion at this event, Karen Corr, matched up with Stefanie Boch of Southern California in the second round.  Boch overcame an even bigger deficit—down 6-1, she brought the score to 7-5 Corr.  Problems with the rack delayed the game for a few minutes, but when Corr missed a kick o­n the 3 ball in the next rack, Boch ran out to come within a game of “The Irish Invader.”  Corr reached the hill after Boch left her a shot o­n the 2 ball, but Boch fought back in the next game when Corr left her an easy out, bringing the score to 8-7 Corr.  Boch came up empty o­n her last break, and Corr ran out to the 9 but got out of line.  She attempted to play safe but left a dicey cut o­n the 9.  Unfortunately for Boch, she rattled the 9, and Corr speared the long cut she was left with to win 9-7.

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