Melissa Herndon

Melissa Herndon

Melissa Herndon is a professional pool player on the Women’s Professional Billiards Association (WPBA) Tour. She was born in Thibodaux, Louisiana but resides in Los Angeles, CA.

Melissa Herndon started playing on the WPBA Tour in 2000 and turned pro in 2002. She has earned the nickname of Dragon Lady from her fellow pros and known for her strong presence both on and off the table.
Stylish, vivacious, and outgoing, Melissa currently is sponsored by CFR Productions and Morris Custom Cues. With her number of television appearances on the rise, this list is destined to grow. Her highest finish to date was third place at the 2005 WPBA U.S. Open Championship.

Final Four Set for Cuetec Cues Florida Classic

Final Four Set for Cuetec Cues Florida Classic
by InsidePOOL Staff
Billiards News - The 64-player field of the Cuetec Cues Florida Classic has wound down to their top 4, with Allison Fisher, Melissa Herndon (pictured right), Xiaoting Pan, and Ga Young Kim emerging as the top competitors. The event is hosted by the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, FL.
After scorching through the winners’ side, Allison Fisher arrived in the top four via victories over Cathy Metzinger 9-2 and Jennifer Chen 9-5. In her match with Austria’s Gerda Hofstatter, who earlier defeated Julie Kelly 9-4 and then Karen Corr 9-7, Fisher squeaked by with a hill-hill win.
In the same bracket, L.A.’s Melissa Herndon whizzed through her bracket, notching wins over Ga Young Kim 9-6 and snooker player Sarah Ellerby 9-7 to reach the final four. In her next match against Atlanta’s Helena Thornfeldt, who bested snooker player Kelly Fisher in a double-hill match and then won 9-4 over Cathy Metzinger, Herndon triumphed 9-7. Herndon will play Allison Fisher Sunday afternoon in the semifinals.
Xiaoting Pan is still going strong and in the final four, by virtue of her wins over 9-2 win over Kim White and then Atlanta’s Monica Webb 9-7. Webb had earlier defeated Vivian Villareal 9-4 and Lisa D’Atri 9-2.
Meeting Xiaoting Pan will be Ga Young Kim, who had a tough road to the finals in having to defeat Dawn Hopkins twice in a row. Once she escaped that, though, when she bested Kelly Fisher 9-7, it was smooth sailing. Pan will meet Kim in Sunday’s semifinal rounds.

Usual Suspects Lead in Cuetec Cues Florida Classic

Usual Suspects Lead in Cuetec Cues Florida Classic
by Inside POOL Staff
Billiard News - The Women’s Professional Billiard Association’s (WPBA) Cuetec Cues Florida Classic is busy winding down to the final 16 players in Hollywood, FL. Hosted by the Seminole Hard Rock Casino, the event drew a full 64-player field.
Number one on the WPBA, Allison Fisher did not disappoint her strong fan base, winning her first two matches against Ellen Van Buren 9-2 and Liz Ford hill-hill. Gerda “The G-Force” Hofstatter is also going strong, having defeated Susan Williams 9-4 and Megan Minerich 9-5. She will next play Ireland’s Julie Kelly, who has notched wins over Rachael Abbink 9-7 and Miyuki Sakai 9-4.
Winner of the WPBA’s first tour event this year, Ga-Young Kim is still a contender as well, with victories over newcomer Yu Ram Cha 9-4 and Melissa Little 9-3. Her next match will be against Melissa Herndon out of L.A., who defeated My-Hahn Lac 9-5 and Anna Kostanian 9-4 to make it thus far.
Kelly Fisher is poised to meet Helena Thornfeldt, who just defeated her road partner, Val Finnie, 9-2. Xiaoting Pan has scorched through her first two matches, scoring wins over Caroline Pao 9-2 and Laura Smith 9-3 to reach her next match with Kim White.
Atlanta’s Monica Webb has also done well so far, with victories over Debbie Schjodt 9-4 and Tracie Hines 9-5 to meet up with the effervescent Vivian Villareal, who earlier defeated Liz Lovely 9-0 and then Jennifer Barretta 9-3.
Sarah “Velvet” Ellerby stands poised to strike in the next round, having vanquished Gail Grecar 9-3 and Alice Rim 9-5. Her next match will be against Dawn Hopkins, who whitewashed Joanne Ashton 9-0 and then bested Tiffany Nelson in a tough double-hill match.
Ireland’s Karen Corr is still going strong as well, with wins over Maureen Seto 9-1 and then Angelina Paglia 9-6. She will next play Kim Shaw, who bested Stacy Hurst 9-2 and Janet Atwell 9-6.
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