Cory Christensen (Blaine, USA) won
10-6 over
Madison Bear (Wayland, MA) in the Final of the USA Junior Womens National Championships, held January 17 - 24, 2015 in Devils Lake, North Dakota.
Christensen finished 8-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Christensen defeated
Bear 7-4, then won
10-2 against
Elizabeth Cousins (Wayland, MA) and
8-3 against
Sidney Schroeder (Midland, MI). Christensen won
10-4 against
Courtney Osbakken (Duluth, MN), then won
9-2 against
Sarah Calcutt (Highland Park, IL) and
11-4 against
Wisconsin's Tina Persinger. Christensen won
8-5 against
Abigayle Lindgren (Grand Forks, ND). Christensen went on to lose
10-7 against
Melissa Runing (Mankato, MN). Christensen responded with a
10-3 win over
Cora Farrell (Fairbanks, AK) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the USA Junior Womens National Championships Championship title, Christensen earned
8.000 world rankings points, moving up 16 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 65th place overall with
20.463 total points. Christensen ranks 62nd overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
11.700 points earned so far this season.
