Nicole Merrifield (Oklahoma CIty, OK) finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Merrifield defeated Erin Rhode (San Francisco, CA) 8-5, then won 11-2 against Stacy Pechter (Mt. Laurel, NJ) and 6-5 against Cheryl Eason (Roseville, CA). Merrifield won 7-6 against Monique Penney (Cincinnati, OH). Merrifield went on to lose 7-6 against Mary-Colleen Millage (Richmond, VA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Merrifield did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Merrifield ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.