In a riveting display of near-perfect pool, Allison Fisher and Jeanette Lee staged yet another episode in their heated tour rivalry Sunday afternoon in the semi-final of the Brunswick Billiards National 9-Ball Championship. The WPBA's top two seeds seesawed through a race-to-seven match that featured four ties before Fisher packed away a 7-5 verdict to move into the title match of the $85,000 tournament against Gerda Hofstatter.

Neither Lee nor Fisher gave an inch in their contest. Not only did neither player miss a makeable shot, each ball seemed to split the pockets without so much as a wobble.

"We both shot so well," said Fisher, the two-time defending champ. "It was really a terrific match."

Fisher trailed 2-1, before winning three straight for a 4-2 advantage. From that point on, whichever player got the first clean look following the ensuing break managed to run a perfect rack. At 5-5, Lee came up empty, leaving an open table. It would be her last trip to the table.

"Not making a ball on the break at 5-5 was obviously the key," said the disappointed Lee, $6,000 richer for third place. "I was comfortable and felt very confident. I just didn't get a roll at the right time."

Fisher now faces her closest friend, Hofstatter in the title match. Hofstatter has admitted to dreaming of a title shot at Fisher, "because she's the best player on the tour."