Courtesy of UTA Athletics
UTA women’s golf will compete in the Red Raider Invitational at The Rawls Course in Lubbock, Texas starting Tuesday.
Hosted by Texas Tech University, the tournament will consist of three rounds, with the first two Tuesday, and the final round Wednesday. The Mavericks will hope to either repeat or improve on a third-place finish in their first tournament of the season, the Jayhawk Invitational.
The tournament will allow UTA to compete for the first time this season against other Western Athletic Conference teams, such as Abilene Christian University and California Baptist University.
In total, 15 schools will compete in the tournament, including two from the Conference USA and four from the Southland Conference. Teams from the American Conference, Atlantic Sun Conference, Big 12 Conference, Mid-American Conference and Sun Belt Conference will also be present.
Two of the teams competing at The Rawls Course snatched a first-place finish in their most recent tournaments, as Ball State University won the Brittany Kelly Classic and James Madison University tied for the win in the Elon Invitational.
Recent notable performances include ACU and Houston Christian University, who finished second and fourth, respectively, in The Lady Clerico. Other recent fourth-place finishers include Texas Tech University in the Sam Golden Invitational and California Baptist University in the Yellowstone Intercollegiate.
UTA will hope for a repeat performance from sophomore Tarini Bhoga, who finished sixth in the Jayhawk Invitational. Seniors Kamri Gabel and Nitisha Manikandesh joined Bhoga in the top 20, finishing in 14th and 19th, respectively.
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