For just over a year, the New England 9-Ball Series has been on a health-related hiatus which began in September of last year. Co-tour director Jennifer Berghelli suffered from COVID-19 complications, which required multiple surgeries and left her with a weakened immune system. According to tour representatives, including co-tour director Marc Dionne, Berghelli is “doing much better now and the tour is happy to be back.” They returned with an event that drew 33 entrants to Straight Shooters Family Billiards in Fall River, MA this past weekend (Sun., Oct. 15).
Matthew Rezendes, chalking up his first (recorded) victory on the tour in seven years, went undefeated to the hot seat. He and his vanquished foe in that match, Joey Arruda, who came back from a semifinal win over Fabian Fernandez, opted out of meeting for a second time in a final match and split the top two prizes. As the undefeated occupant of the hot seat at the time, Rezendes became the official winner of the NE 9-Ball Series’ first event in a little over a year.
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Matthew Rezendes, chalking up his first (recorded) victory on the tour in seven years, went undefeated to the hot seat. He and his vanquished foe in that match, Joey Arruda, who came back from a semifinal win over Fabian Fernandez, opted out of meeting for a second time in a final match and split the top two prizes. As the undefeated occupant of the hot seat at the time, Rezendes became the official winner of the NE 9-Ball Series’ first event in a little over a year.
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