Sakai Takes JPNEWT OpenerBy InsidePOOL Staff The J. Pechauer Northeast Women's Tour kicked off its 2005 season o­n February 5-6 at Comet Billiards in Parsippany, NJ.  o­ne of last season's top regional players, Miyuki Sakai, earned her first win of the year that included a WPBA qualifier.  Sakai led a small but talented field of ladies into Sunday's final matches, and she took her undefeated record into the hot seat match against Zinnie Panju, who won the 2004 Women's Amateur event at the 2004 Super Billiards Expo.  While Panju played tough, Sakai was just too strong, besting her opponent 7-2.  In the o­ne-loss side, Caroline Pao, who fell in her opening match, posted wins over Barbara Stock, Abigail Marcus-Hong, Brenda Heras, and Erin McManus before ousting Panju 7-4 to reach the finals.  Sakai, who handed Pao her o­nly defeat, was ready to go all the way and earn the qualifying spot.  Sakai built a commanding 8-3 lead, but Pao gained some momentum with a win to get back in striking distance.  However, in the following game, Sakai finished her off for the 9-4 win.Results:1st Miyuki Sakai $500 plus WPBA qualifier2nd Caroline Pao $4003rd Zinnie Panju $2754th Erin McManus $125 Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news from the J. Pechauer Northeast Women's Tour.
 
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