Maresca Comes out on Top

Maresca Comes out on Top
Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour / Clinton, IA

by InsidePOOL Staff

Tony Maresca went undefeated through the field at the March 20 stop of the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour. Hosted by Legends Sports Bar in Clinton, IA, the $500-added event featured a full 32-player field in a double-elimination 9-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.

Maresca won the A-side bracket, including a hill-hill semifinals win over Tommy Fuller 6-4 and a hill-hill hot seat win over Jim Baker 6-4. On the B-side Will Kohl and Keith Helfrich ousted Will Thomsen 5-4 and Woody Van Kampen 6-2 at seventh place, respectively. Kohl then eliminated Fuller at fifth place by a 5-4 margin, where Fuller was tied with Helfrich, who fell at the hands of Ray Fredericksen 5-2.

Kohl then ended Fredericksen’s run at fourth place 5-2, and in the next match Kohl gained an entrance to the finals courtesy of his win over Baker 5-3. The finals ended in one set, as Maresca remained undefeated, clipping Kohl 5-3 for the title.

Results:
1st Tony Maresca $335
2nd Will Kohl $225
3rd Jim Baker $160
4th Ray Fredericksen $100
5th Tommy Fuller $65
Keith Helfrich
7th Will Thomsen $45
Woody Van Kampen
9th Crist Aiardo $25
Don Sager
Frank DeCastecker
Rocky Mickelson

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