Lori Karst (Madison, WI) finished 6-3 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Karst defeated Jennalee Johnson (St. Paul, MN) 9-3, then won 10-1 against Miyo Konno (Seattle, WA) and 9-3 against Dawn Findlay (Laurel, MD). Karst won 8-7 against Jamie Kraus (Duluth, MN), then won 9-4 against Christi Freeman-Kirchner (Ardsley, NY). Karst went on to lose 11-1 against Nicole Vorachek (Bismark, ND). Karst lost 10-6 to Debbie McCormick (Madison, WI). Karst lost 9-8 to Stephanie Erstad (Laurel, MD) where Karst responded with a 10-3 win over Jayne Flinn-Burton (Tempe, AZ) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Karst did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Karst ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.