Dan Gerlach (Ardsley, NY) finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gerlach defeated Chris Hadac (Chicago, IL) 1-0, then won 7-3 against Dawn Swanson (Madison, WI) and 9-1 against Matt Aro (Madison, WI). Gerlach won 6-4 against Justin Ramm (Madison, WI). Gerlach went on to lose 7-5 against Michael Parker (Bridgeport, CT) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Gerlach did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Gerlach ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.