Top-seeded Allison Fisher once again proved her dominance, not only through her scores (she won 9-3 and then 9-1 over Aileen Pippin last evening)but also in speed. Fisher ended her matches at least 20 minutes earlier than any of the other matches that started at the 7:30 and 10:30 pm slots. This evening, Fisher may slow it down a bit, as she faces Helena Thornfeldt, who has had a pretty easy road up to now, also. Her first two wins came quickly, as she dispatched Vicki Paski, 9-4, and Maureen Seto, 9-3. They meet at 6 pm this evening.

Jennifer Chen had an 8-2 lead over May Guarino in their second-round match but had to fight off a strong charge from the veteran who eventually lost 9-6. Chen and Guarino struggled in the middle stages of the match, missing easy balls but also playing deft safety shots on each other. Chen faces Vivian Villarreal tonight, also at 6 pm.

Villarreal won a lively, entertaining match against Loree Jon Jones, who fought the Texas Tornado tooth and nail, only to fall 9-7. The crwods seemed most interested in this match, as cheers for both players eminated from the stands. Villarreal's aggressive style almost lost her the match. At 7-7, Villarreal left herself with a razor-thin cut on the 9 ball into the corner, which gave her brief fits, but her attacking style prevailed as she made the shot look simple.

The other 6 pm matches feature Ewa Laurance versus Gerda Hofstatter and Jeanette Lee against Nesli O'Hare, who provided the only upsetoft he tournamet to date, knocking off seventh-seeded Robin Dodson, 9-8.