Cory Christensen (Blaine, USA) lost
6-5 to
Jamie Sinclair (Blaine, USA) in the Final of the USA Women's National Championship, held March 3 - 10, 2018 in Fargo, North Dakota. To advance to the championship game, Christensen won
6-3 over
Cora Farrell (Blaine, MN) in the semifinals of the 2018 USA Women's National Championship in Fargo, North Dakota;
Christensen finished 5-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Christensen defeated
Kim Rhyme (Blaine, MN) 8-3, then won
6-3 against
Emily Anderson (Broomall, PA) and
10-6 against
Christine McMakin (St. Paul, MN). Christensen won
8-4 against
Ann Podoll (Fargo, ND). Christensen went on to lose
7-3 against
Farrell. Christensen lost
8-5 to
Sinclair where Christensen responded with a
7-2 win over
Beth Podoll (Fargo, ND) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the USA Women's National Championship, Christensen take home
14.735 world rankings points. Christensen move up 2 spots after posting a net gain of 13.611 points improving upon their best results so far this season, ranking 30th overall with
232.809 total points on the
World Ranking Standings. Christensen ranks 23rd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
137.663 points earned so far this season.
