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FORT COLLINS, Colo. \u2014 Curtis Da Silva<\/a> shot a 1-under-par 139 to lead the UC Davis men’s golf team into a tie for third place Thursday after the opening two rounds of the Ram Masters Invitational at Fort Collins Country Club.<\/p>\n The Aggies posted a 36-hole team total of 572 (287-285), 12 over par, to sit tied with Utah Valley for third in the 16-team field. UC Davis trimmed its team score from 7 over in the opening round to 5 over in the second and enters Friday’s final round five strokes back of leader Utah Tech (+7) and two behind San Francisco (+10).<\/p>\n Da Silva stands tied for fourth after pairing an even-par 70 with a second-round 69. The senior eagled the par-5 seventh hole in the opening round, then recorded five birdies in the afternoon. Three consecutive birdies on Nos. 3\u20135 helped him play the front nine in 4-under 31 during the second round. He enters Friday three strokes behind individual leader Ty Brady of Utah Valley.<\/p>\n Ryan Firpo<\/a> followed with rounds of 72 and 71 to sit tied for 17th at 3-over 143. Firpo birdied Nos. 4 and 13 in his second round.<\/p>\n Makig his Aggie debut, Cooper Greenwood<\/a> is tied for 28th at 5-over 145 after rounds of 72 and 73, while Treed Huang<\/a> posted consecutive 73s to share 36th at 6-over 146.<\/p>\n