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Jeannie Seaver Undefeated in Florida

by J.A. Barnes

Twenty-six ladies met at Wally's Sports & Billiards in Lakeland, Florida for
the Ladies Spirit Tour's latest stop on October 22, 2005. A $500 WPBA
player's choice qualifier was donated by LTLUniverse.com, adding to the
total purse of $2300 in play. To accommodate for oncoming hurricane Wilma,
the ladies voted to make this a one-day event with a race to nine finals
instead of the normal true double-elimination two-day format.

By the evening, Jeannie Seaver was just finishing off a 7-2 win
over Ellen Van Buren to secure a chance in the hot seat match. Meeting her
to face off for queen of the hill was Spirit Tour points-leader Tracie Hines
who had just taken a 7-0 victory over Bonnie Coats. Seaver and Hines
battled back and forth in the first six racks, tying the score at 3-all. As
she had throughout the day, Seaver made her move in the next rack and took
the last four games in a row to close the set at 7-3.

On the B-side, Crystal McCormick was on her game and making a
nice recovery after a loss to Tracie Hines in the winner's bracket. After
staging a 7-6 comeback over Alex Rodil, McCormick went on to defeat Heather
Barkley 7-6, Niki Rasmussen 7-4, Bonnie Coats 7-5, and rounded out her
winnings with a 7-4 victory against Debbie Schjodt. McCormick was ecstatic
to learn that with that win she had captured the WPBA qualifier by becoming
the highest-placed eligible player.

McCormick then moved on to the semifinals to meet Tracie Hines
to determine who would play the finals. Hines made quick work of McCormick
with a 7-0 shutout, but McCormick was happy to take home the qualifier and
add another high finish to her resume.

The final rematch between Seaver and Hines was not as one-sided as the
earlier hot seat match. With both players bringing their strong offensive
skills to the table and neither giving an inch, the match went down to the
wire. Seaver was the first to take the hill in the race to nine with a one
game lead at 8-7. With a superb shot on the 8 to get in line for the
9-ball, Seaver claimed her first season win 9-7 and took home a $700 payday.
With Hines' 2nd place finish, she cemented her #1 ranking for the year. The
Ladies Spirit Tour will hold the final event of the season, the Florida
State Championship, at Capone's Billiards Lounge in Springhill, Florida on
December 3-4th, 2005.


1st	Jeannie Seaver	$ 700
2nd	Tracie Hines	$ 525
3rd	Crystal McCormick	$ 375 + Qualifier
4th	Debbie Schjodt	$ 150
5th/6th	Bonnie Coats, Ellen Van Buren	$ 100
7th/8th	Niki Rasmussen, Kimiko Yamauchi	$ 75
9th-12th	Heather Barkley, Jessica Barnes, Helene Caukin, Lisa Hamilton	$ 50
13th-16th
17th-24th
25th-32nd


Results of the Scotch Doubles Event:

1st	Kelly Coyle & Josh Degler	$350
2nd	Denise Khidirian & Rob Noon	$170
3rd	Ellen Van Buren & Butch Craft	$100