Lauri Jones (Austin, TX) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Jones finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Jones defeated Sharon Deresinski (Chicago, IL) 10-0, then went on to lose 9-3 against Sarah Walsh (San Francisco, CA). Jones responded with a 7-6 win over Nancy Myers (Omaha, NE). Jones went on to lose 9-3 against Toni Paisley (La Crosse, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Jones did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Jones ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.