The 6th tour stop was held at G-Cue Billiards in Round Rock, Tx.  Again a full field of ladies from across the US came to compete.  The majority of the players are long time Hunter Classic Tour members.  It's wonderful to see so many familiar faces returning.

Play got under way at 10:30 and the tournament director Mike Roles kept a fast pace.  Play continued until only 8 players were remaining for Sunday's matches.

The top 8 players are consistently high finishers in the Hunter Classics Tour stops.  On the 1-loss side matches were Deanna Kniola vs. Becky Nellesen and long time rivals Julie Mason vs. Gail Lave.

The winners side featured SWEL League team members Melanie Koger vs. Orietta Strickland and Kim White vs. Kawania Watson battling it out. Kim White and Melanie Koger prevailed to shoot it out for the "winner of the winner" bracket. With Melanie winning in a very close match with Kim (7-5).

Gail Lave and Becky Nellesen finished 7th/8th.  Congratulations to Becky who gave birth only one day after coming in 2nd place at the Arlington Stop!  Orietta Strickland and Kawania Watson both had a strong tournament finish of 5th/6th.  Deanna Kniola finished 4th and Kim White, with another strong showing, finished 3rd.  Kim White's loss to Julie Mason clinched the win of the qualifier spot for Melanie Koger (Julie Mason is not eligible for the qualifier).

Melanie made it to the finals undefeated with matches against Kim Hughes (7-5), Lisa Marr (7-1), Shayla Neris (7-1), Orietta Strickland (7-6) and Kim White (7-5)

Julie had a tougher route.  She started with wins over Tammy Kroop,
Kelly Harmon (7-0), April Kelly (7-1), and then a loss to Melanie Koger (6-7).  From the 1 loss side she continued her march to the finals with wins over Lisa Marr (7-1), Gail Lave (7-3), Kawania Watson (7-2), Deanna Kniola (7-5), Kim White (9-5) for a rematch with Melanie.

Julie's experience became evident with her stamina.  She dominated the finals with a win over Melanie (11-4). Congratulations to both of these ladies!  Julie for her win and Melanie for her qualifier win.

On Sunday, the 2nd Chance tournament started at 11am with 23 players competing in the event. Leslie Rogers won the 2nd chance event for the second time this year.  Tammy Kroop finished 2nd, with Mindy Williams coming on strong for another high finish at 3rd place.  Gail Roles finished 4th.

Jay Judd of Austin was the winner of the Annie-O cue by Anne Mayes, valued at $1000. The winner of the Hunter Classics Cue was Ron Courtney of Austin - this beautiful cue is valued at $2,100.

The Hunter Classics Tour players and board members are very grateful to Kevin Welling, owner of G-Cue Billiards, for hosting this event.  Thanks also to Gary and Linda Welling, Kevin's parents, for making all us ladies feel welcome.

Thanks also goes to all the wait staff, Mike Roles for running a great
tournament for us, and Rich Walkuski, our great Ref!

Again all the ladies of the Hunter Classics tour are very grateful to Wes Hunter of Hunter Classics Custom Cues - who has made this tour possible.
 
 

PLACE 1st  2nd 3rd  4th 5th/6th 5th/6th 7th/8th 7th/8th 9th-12th 9th-12th  9th-12th 9th-12th  13th-16th 13th-16th 13th-16th 13th-16th 17th-24th 17th-24th 17th-24th 17th-24th 17th-24th 17th-24th 17th-24th 17th-24th

PLAYER Julie Mason Melanie Koger Kim White Deanna Kniola Orietta Strickland Kawania Watson Gail Lave Becky Nellesen Leslie Rogers Wendy Echols Lisa Marr Julie Stephenson Lisa Merkin Shayla Neris Kim Hughes Melissa Martinez April Kelly  Lucille Donahue Kathy Knuth Tammy Kroop Cynthia Ferrer Mindy Williams Gail Roles Monica Mercado

WINNINGS $750  $575 + Qualifier $425 $275 $150 $150 $100 $100 $65 $65 $65 $65 $45 $45 $45 $45 $30 $30 $30 $30 $30 $30 $30 $30

2nd Chance Tournament Results:
      $100 added, 23 players
1st       Leslie Rogers   $150
2nd     Tammy Kroop     $100
3rd      Mindy Williams  $50
4th      Gail Roles      $30