Nicole Merrifield (Oklahoma City, OK) won 9-5 over Monique Penney (Cincinnati, OH) in the Final of the USA Arena National Women's Championship, held April 25 - 30, 2017 in South Bend, Indiana.
 
Merrifield finished 3-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Merrifield defeated Tamera Hoffman (Indianapolis, IN) 7-3, then won 8-2 against Rebecca Walters (St. Louis, MO) and 6-5 against Sarah Wruck (Kansas City, MO) 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.