Jenna Burchesky/Ben Richardson (Chaska, MN) finished 2-7 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Burchesky/Richardson defeated
Monica Walker/Alex Leichter (Boston, MA) 8-6, then went on to lose
9-2 against
Vicky Persinger/Christopher Plys (Fairbanks, AK). Burchesky/Richardson responded with a
8-6 win over
Madison Bear/Andrew Stopera (Chaska, MN). Burchesky/Richardson went on to lose
7-6 against
Sarah Anderson/Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN). Burchesky/Richardson lost
7-5 to
Cory Christensen/John Shuster (Duluth, MN). Burchesky/Richardson lost
7-5 to
Aileen Geving/Luc Violette (Duluth, MN). Burchesky/Richardson lost
9-8 to
Jamie Sinclair/Rich Ruohonen (Chaska, MN). Burchesky/Richardson lost
8-7 to
Tabitha Peterson/Joe Polo (Chaska, MN). Burchesky/Richardson lost
5-2 to
Becca Hamilton/Matt Hamilton (Madison, WI) in their final qualifying round match.
Burchesky/Richardson earned
4.943 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, remaining in 778th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 4.944 after improving upon their best so far this season. Burchesky/Richardson ranks 119th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
7.238 points earned so far this season.
