Alexandra Carlson/Derrick McLean (St. Paul, MN) needed tiebreakers to advance to the playoffs, Carlson/McLean finished 2-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Carlson/McLean lost 11-1 to Cory Christensen/John Shuster (Duluth, MN), then responded with a 7-3 win over Aileen Geving/Christopher Plys (Duluth, MN). Carlson/McLean went on to lose 7-6 against Vicky Persinger/Jared Zezel (Fairbanks, AK). Carlson/McLean responded with a 8-5 win over Tabitha Peterson/Joe Polo (Minneapolis, MN). Carlson/McLean went on to lose 6-5 against Cristin Clark/Matt Birklid (Lynnwood, WA) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week 29 of the event schedule, Carlson/McLean did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Carlson/McLean ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.