Peterson/Polo To Play for Bronze at 2019 New Zealand Winter Games Mixed Doubles

Tabitha Peterson/Joe Polo (Chaska, USA) is set to play Therese Westman/Robin Ahlberg (Stockholm, SWE) in the Bronze Medal game at the 2019 New Zealand Winter Games Mixed Doubles in Naseby, New Zealand. of the 2019 New Zealand Winter Games Mixed Doubles in Naseby, New Zealand; Peterson/Polo lost 9-8 to Hyeji Jang/Yujin Seong (Uiseong, KOR) in the semifinals to drop into the third place game. of the 2019 New Zealand Winter Games Mixed Doubles in Naseby, New Zealand; and won 10-2 over Emilie Desjardins/Robert Desjardins (Chicoutimi, CAN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 New Zealand Winter Games Mixed Doubles in Naseby, New Zealand;

Peterson/Polo finished 4-1 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Peterson/Polo lost 7-4 to Westman/Ahlberg, then responded with a 8-5 win over Jennifer Westhagen/Matt Panoussi (Melbourne, AUS). Peterson/Polo won 9-5 against Holly Thompson/Anton Hood (Naseby, NZL), then won 15-2 against Anna Maria Maurino/Fabrizio Gallo (Pinerolo, ITA) and 5-3 against Misako Den/Naofumi Den (Nagano, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.

With their fourth place finish at the New Zealand Winter Games Mixed Doubles, Peterson/Polo take home 12.625 world rankings points, remaining in 668th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 12.624 after improving upon their best so far this season. Peterson/Polo ranks 10th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 12.624 points earned so far this season.

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