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Ford, Ranola Share Predator Title
Jul 22, 2008, 5:42 PM

Ranola (left) captured the hot-seat, while Ford worked the left.

Since arriving from the Philippines in February, Iris Ranola has become one of the most respected players on the Northeast regional circuit. She has collected a number qualifiers from various tours.

Her dominance continued at the Predator 9-Ball Tour's first Women's Open — held July 19-20 at Comet Billiards in Parsippany, N.J. Ranola rolled through the winners side of the bracket, taking a spot in the hot-seat with a 7-3 victory over Caroline Pao.

Meanwhile, Liz Ford, who dropped an earlier match to Pao, was making some noise in the one-loss bracket. She topped Emily Duddy in the left-side semifinal, then dominated her second matchup with Pao, 7-1.

As the event stretched into the late hours, both Ford and Ranola agreed to split the title.

Predator 9-Ball Tour
Jim Murnak Women's Open
July 19-20 - Parsippany, N.J.
1. (tie) Iris Ranola, Liz Ford $450
3. Caroline Pao $300
4. Emily Duddy $200
5. (tie) Olga Gashkova, Asia Cycak $150