MT. PLEASANT, MI – The WPBA Masters 9-Ball Championship kicked off its opening round at 11:00 a.m. today and saw Grand Ledge, MI native Vicki Paski defeat tour player Cheryl Pritchard 9-1. Paski, a member of both the Women's Pro Billiard Tour Hall of Fame and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, plays national junior champion Brittany Bryant of Canada at 6 p.m.
ROUND ONE RESULTS
Julie Kelly d. Borana Andoni 9-3
Dawn Hopkins d. Nicolle Cuellar 9-5
Vicki Paski d. Cheryl Pritchard 9-1
Jessica Karacia-Human d. Belinda Calhoun 9-7
Eleanor Callado d. Tonya Wiser 9-1
Melissa Little d. Debbie Cervantes 9-2
Eve Stockstill d. Jessica Barnes 9-4
Hiroko Makiyama d. Susan Williams 9-7
Sara Miller d. Tina Hess 9-5
Samantha Patton d. Joanne Ashton 9-7
Maureen Seto d. Barbara Lee 9-3
Jana Montour d. Reni Rose 9-4
Erin McManus d. Carrie Williams 9-6
Janet Atwell d. Stephanie Goens 9-1
ESPN3
For the first time in the history of the Women’s Pro Billiard Tour, the entire semi final and final matches will run LIVE on ESPN3, beginning Sunday at 1 p.m. Fans can head to http://www.wpba.com for more info and tournament brackets, or visit the link direct at http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index/_/id/817665/wpba-masters.
WPBA Masters Sponsors
Auto-Owners joins WPBA Masters sponsors Diamond Billiard Products, Iwan Simonis Cloth, Aramith pro balls, Delta-13 (racks) and online gameroom supplier Pooldawg in sponsoring this historic event on the 2013 Women’s Pro Billiard Tour.
Tickets
Tickets are available via startickets.com or the Soaring Eagle Box office at 888-726-9633.
