Simonetti Undefeated on Tri-State Tour
Tri-State Tour / East Rutherford, NJ

by InsidePOOL Staff

Scott Simonetti bested the field of 53 players who came out for the November 15 stop on the Tri-State Tour. This A-D event was hosted by Castle Billiards in East Rutherford, NJ, and featured a $500-added prize fund.

Going undefeated through to the finals, Simonetti matched up with Christian Smith and triumphed 7-4 in order to reach the hot seat match. His opponent there, Roger Hanos, had just come off a close 6-5 victory over Sandie Paterino to meet him. Hanos tried to keep up but fell short, and Simonetti won the hot seat 7-4 while Hanos went to the left side of the chart.

Now on the one-loss side, Paterino began picking up her stride, eliminating Jonathan Castillo in fifth place 6-3, while Smith ousted Stu Warnock 7-2 to tie with Castillo. Smith and Paterino collided in the quarterfinal match. It was a close call, but Paterino escaped 8-6, advancing to the semifinals.

Waiting for her was Hanos, and though he put up a good fight, it was Paterino again who advanced, this time with a 6-4 victory. Her run was cut off when she came up against Simonetti in the finals, though, as Simonetti squeaked by with a hill-hill, 8-7 win.

Results:
1st Scott Simonetti $825
2nd Sandie Paterino $510
3rd Roger Hanos $320
4th Christian Smith $245
5th Stu Warnock $100
Jonathan Castillo
7th Jason Hunt $80
Duane Toney
9th Brian Hunter $75
Diana Rojas
Antonio Navarro
Wali Muhammed