Reno Open Thins to 32

Reno Open Thins to 32 The Reno Open field thinned on Friday to 32 out of the original 198 players. The Reno Open is held at the Sands Regency Hotel and Casino in Reno, NV, twice a year and will end on Sunday, June 13, 2004.Scott “The Freezer” Frost and Rodney Morris were locked in a duel in the 7 p.m. matches on Friday evening. Frost quickly jumped to a 3-0 lead by icing a long combination down the side and then went to 4-0, 5-3, and 7-5. “Rocket” took control of the match and started the long climb back, tying on the hill before Morris took the win with an attention-getting series of shots.
Also winning in the 7 p.m. winners’ side matches were Brandon Ashcraft over Brian Law 9-2; Cliff Joyner over Tony Chohan 9-8; Barry Emerson over Isaac Runnels 9-7 in a hard-fought match; and Toronto's Alex Pagulayan defeated countryman Santos Sambajon, Jr., 9-4. Charles "Hillbilly" Bryant took a quick 7-0 lead over Max Eberle, who made a determined rally to bring it to 7-6 before Bryant finished him off 9-6. Ian Costello defeated Jose Parica in a difficult hill-hill decision. In the set's longest match, which lasted until 9:50 p.m., Mike Davis and B.J. Ussery traded traps and safeties, and both failed to take advantage of many opportunities before Ussery finally took the hill-hill match.In the one-loss side, Danny "Kid Delicious" Basavich eliminated Jimmy Mendoza 9-7, Dan Wallace defeated Jeff Schilder 9-6, Gerardo Jamito took care of Edwin Montel 9-8, Billy Palmer disposed of Danny "Funky Cold" Medina 9-8, John Schmidt defeated Glenn Atwell 9-8, Dave "Big Wave" Hemmah knocked off Nick Kruger 9-4, Tokyo's Kenighi Uchigaki beat Marshall Jung 9-6, and Arturo Rivera beat Robb Saez 9-4. Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news in the sport of billiards and pool.

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