Krista Longnecker (Cape Cod, MA) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Longnecker finished 6-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Longnecker defeated Jamie Kraus (Duluth, MN) 8-7, then went on to lose 6-4 against Ann Podoll (Fargo, ND). Longnecker responded with a 15-2 win over Kendal Andrews (Denver, CO). Longnecker went on to lose 9-2 against Lacy Simko (Fairbanks, AK). Longnecker lost 9-3 to Mary Deuhs (St. Paul, MN) where Longnecker responded with a 5-3 win over Sarah Walsh (San Francisco, CA). Longnecker won 10-9 against Yelizaveta Furman (Ardsley, NY), then won 10-3 against Carol Ann Naso (Tempe, AZ) and 8-0 against Jill Garrity (Detroit, MI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Longnecker did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Longnecker ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.