Christoff sets for a back wall kill as Fraser moves in to cover.

Long Island, NY, Sunday, Jan. 27. - Anna Christoff found herself down on the ground and down 8-0 in the tiebreaker against Lisa Fraser in the final.  Christoff and Fraser got tangled in the rear corner and both went to the floor. 

“That hurt,” Christoff said as she looked at a bruise on her calf.  “I just told myself I didn’t want to lose,” Christoff said.  “I started using the walls and moving my feet and things started going my way.

"Her way, " meant 11 unanswered points and the women’s classic title to go with her current No. 1 ranking.

“It wasn’t pretty but it was a win,” concluded Christoff of the play on the ‘fish bowl,’ as the three-sided glass exhibition court was called.

Final Results:

First Round: (Complete)  Amy Conine (Austin) d. Hannah Michal (Lake Forest, IL), 13, 2; Sarah Au (New York) d. Tanya Szatkowski (Wayne, IL), 7, 6; Kristen Steele (Beaverton, OR) d. Ashley Gregg (Austin), 1, 3; Maria Dugas (Halifax, NS) d. Bailey Chandler (Springfield, MO), 7, 14; Kim Braden (Lake Forest) d. Anna Ng (New York), 9, 10; Katie Mackoul (Springfield, MO) d. Jennifer Jo Penny (Winnie, TX), 5, 1; Mary Masalskis (Springfield, MO) d. Haley Roberts (Lake Forest), 1, 0; Sally Kenworthy (Houston) d. Emily McMahill (Springfield, MO), 18, 11; Lucy Gauthier (Quebec) d. Niamh Kristufek (LaGrange, IL), 9, 7; Robin Sterrett (Oak Park, IL) d. Pam Early (Houston), 5, 3; Danielle Daskalakis (New York) d. Nicole Moser (Lake Forest), 13, 8; Kayla Jones (Richmond, TX) d. Jessica Birecki (Lake Forest), 5, 12; Jessica Gray (College Station, TX) d. Jackie Selestow (Lake Forest, IL), 10, 1; Brittany Babida (Austin) d. Terry Mehilos (Addison, IL), 8, 13; Cara Arsenault (Daytona Beach) d. Ly-Yen Thien (Rowlett, TX), 4, 2; Emily Zender (Lake Forest) d. Shirley Chen (New York), 15, 8. (losers drop to B)

Round of 32: Anna Christoff (St. Paul) d. Conine, 5, 4; Au d. Beth Rowley (Austin), 6 ,4; Sydell Lewis (Charlotte) d. Steele, 7, 6; Maria Daly (Kerry, Ire) d. Dugas, 10, 13; Jessica Gawley (Regina, Can.) d. Braden, 3, 2; Mackoul d. Sharon Daly (Kerry, Ire.), (20), 13, 2; Maskalskis d. Alethia Mendez (New York), 11, 9; Megan Mehilos (Lombard, IL) d. Kenworthy, 1, 4; Jennifer Schmitt (New Braunfels, TX), d. Gauthier, 1, 4; Jean Kasamoto (Portland, Ore) d. Sterrett, 8, 11; Aimee Ulbert (Lake Forest) d. Daskalakis, 5, 4; Samantha England (Rochester, NY) d. Jones, 2, 4; Tracy Davis (New York) d. Gray, 0, 9; Jennifer Hinman (The Dalles, OR) d. Babida, 0, 7; Arsenault d. Carly Stickles (Lake Forest), 16, 19; Lisa Gilmore (Winnipeg) d. Zender, 4, 4. (Losers drop to B)

Round of 16: Christoff d. Au, 3, 3; Lewis d. M. Daly, (8), 18, 10; Gawley d. Mackoul, 6, 1; Mehilos d. Maskalaskis, 4, 5; Schmitt d. Kasamoto, 4, 9; England d. Ulbert, (20), 2, 6; Davis d. Hinman, (16), 6, 7; Fraser d. Arsenault, 2, 2.

Quarterfinals: Christoff d. Lewis, 1, 6; Mehilos d. Gawley, 6, (7), 6; Schmitt d. England, 14 ,19; Fraser d. Davis, 9, 10.

Semifinals: Christoff d. Mehilos, (9), 7, 0; Fraser d. Schmitt, 11, 15.

Final: Christoff d. Fraser, (18), 18, 8.

Third Place: Schmitt d. Mehilos (11), 12, 7.

Fifth Place Playoff: Gawley d. Lewis, 3, 3; England d. Davis, 16, 20.

Fifth: Gawley d. England, 12, 8.

Seventh: Davis d. Lewis, 17, 11.

A singles:

First Round: Daly d. Au, 0, 1; Masalskis d. Kasamoto, 20 (20), 6; Ulbert d. Mackoul, 11, 2; Hinman d. Arsenault, 1, 4.

Semifinals: Daly d. Masalskis, 2, 8; Hinman d. Ulbert, 11, 18.

Final: Daly d. Hinman, 7, 3.

B Singles:

First Round: Penny d. Michal, 16, (6), 2; Szatkowski d. Conine; Gregg d. Braden, 12, 1; Chandler d. Gray, 11, 19; Ng d. Jones, (8), 9, 7; Zender d. Daskalakis, 9, 8; S. Daly, def; R. Sterrett d. McMahill; Kenworthy d. Kristufek, 4, 9; Mendez d. Early, 16, 20; Gauthier d. Moser, 5, 5; Babida d. Birecki, 5, 4; Dugas d. Selestow, 1, 3; Steele d. Roberts, 0, 3; T. Mehilos d. L. Thai, 5, 12; Stickles d. S. Chen, 5 ,3.

Round of 16: Penney d. Szatkowski, 11, (1), 8; Chandler d. Gregg, 13, 2; Zender d. Ng, 4, 11; Sterrett d. S. Daly, (18), 10, 6; Mendez d. Kenworthy, 14, 13; Babida d. Gauthier, 4, 17; Steele d. Dugas, 17, 20; Stickles d. T. Mehilos, 2, 6.

Quarterfinals: Chandler d. Penney, 10, 3; Zender d. Sterrett, 3, 10; Mendez d. Babida, 11, 12; Stickles d. Steele, 15, 11.

Semifinals: Chandler d. Zender, 10 (20), 7; Mendez d. Stickles, 14, 11.

Final: Mendez d. Chandler, default.

B Cons.:

First Round:  Conine d. Michal, 8, 3; Gray d. Braden, 10, 9; Daskalakis d. Birecki, 15, (8), 1; McMahill, bye; Early d. Kritufek, 15, 1; Jones d. Moser, 8, 4; Roberts d. Selestow, 11, 19; Chen d. Thai, 1, 3.

Quarterfinals: Gray d. Conine, 19, 11; Daskalakis d. McMahill, 19, (6), 5; Early d. Jones, 16, 17; Chen d. Roberts, 1, 5.

Semifinals: Gray d. Daskalakis, 14, 17; Early d. Chen, 15, 20.

Final: Gray d. Early, 20, 9.

Saturday's Results 

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. - Resutls that were Updated Friday 3 pm EST

"It’s the largest one in a number of years,” said host Kevin Kilgallen of the ICHA event that drew players from around the country for added prize money  and the chance to watch the best women players. 

Kevin’s words also rang true for the women’s events, which is the largest in over a decade.The players were pleasantly surprised with the shirts that featured hi-tech fabric, sized for women and completed with every player's name on the back. 
 
Kilgallen and Rosemary Bellini started early and raised almost $15,000 in travel funds to offer the best women to attend and the strategy worked.

Everyone plays on Friday but Thursday saw a number of preliminaries completed.  

SYOSSET, N.Y. - Nearly 50 players will be in the draw for this year's Women's Classic, which is held in conjunction with the 27th ICHA Long Island Open.  No, that's not a type-o, nearly 50 players will compete (48).  The top women's players in addition to the the world's best collegiates and juniors will compete as play begins at Sportime Fitness in Syosset, N.Y.  

 2008 Women's Classic Draw
Please Note:  This is a tentative draw as there may be changes

Check out the Divisions and Entrants to the 27th ICHA Long Island Open
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