Abbink Stays Alive Earns Tour Point

Abbink Stays Alive, Earns Tour PointWPBA Carolina Classic

A grueling hill-hill match against Nicole Albergaria (née Mancini) led to victory and another tour point for Canada's Rachael Abbink at the WPBA Carolina Classic. Abbink now only needs one more tour point to reach active pro status. This event, hosted by the Gateway Convention Center, began Thursday and will conclude Sunday, February 25.
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After a 9-3 loss to Jeanette Lee last night, Abbink faced off against Gail Grecar Friday morning at 10 a.m. and triumphed 9-3. Her next match against Albergaria saw both players trade games as the score seesawed to 6-5 Abbink. As Albergaria faltered, Abbink took the hill with her soft break working in her favor. A nice bank on the 7 ball put Albergaria one step closer to the goal, and then a missed 6 ball by Abbink handed Albergaria another game. Albergaria made it a double-hill match when Abbink scratched on the 7 ball, leaving only one game to decide the winner. Albergaria fired the cue ball into the corner pocket on the last break, and after trading innings several times throughout the game, Albergaria left the door open by hanging the 5 ball. Abbink calmly sized up the remaining balls and pocketed them with aplomb, spearing in her final 9 ball for the win.
There have been a couple of surprising early exits, including Jennifer Chen and Jennifer Barretta, who both went two and out. Morgan Steinman, InsidePOOL Magazine's Amateur Player of the Year, came out the winner of a hill-hill match against Kelly Fisher last night and is still on the winners' side, along with Allison Fisher, Jeanette Lee, Ewa Laurance, Ga-Young Kim, and defending champion Karen Corr, among others.
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