Allison Pottinger (Bemidji, MN) lost
9-4 to
Patti Lank (Lewiston, NY) in the Final of the USA Womens Nationals, held February 12 - 19, 2011 in Fargo, North Dakota.
Pottinger finished 7-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pottinger defeated
Wisconsin's Jenna Haag 7-1, then won
9-4 against
New York's Chrissy Haase and
8-2 against
Lori Karst (Madison, WI). Pottinger won
7-3 against
Norma O'Leary (St. Paul, MN). Pottinger went on to lose
9-8 against
Lank. Pottinger responded with a
10-9 win over
Aileen Sormunen (Duluth, MN). Pottinger won
10-3 against
Nicole Reiser (Fargo, ND). Pottinger went on to lose
7-4 against
Cassie Potter (St. Paul, MN). Pottinger responded with a
7-5 win over
Erika Brown (Madison, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the USA Womens Nationals, Pottinger take home
15.000 world rankings points, moving up 7 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 29th place overall with
67.778 total points. Pottinger ranks 50th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
20.000 points earned so far this season.
