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The UTA golf teams began the season this week, with the men’s team tying for tenth out of 14 teams at the Sandestin Collegiate Classic at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Destin, Florida, and the women’s team taking sixth out of eight teams at The Lady Clerico at Hillcrest Country Club in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
The men finished a combined 16-over-par, 18 strokes more than first-place Mercer University.
The team was led by junior Jerry Huang, who went into the final round with the lead but finished second, hitting the final 18 holes even to finish the tournament 9-under.
Senior Michael Chevalier was consistent throughout the competition, carding three straight rounds at 2-over. He finished the tournament with a six-over total, tying for 39th place.
Meanwhile, graduate student Joseph Hayden and freshman Austin Dennis both shot 4-over in the final round to finish the tournament at a respective 9- and 10-over. They tied for 50th and 56th, respectively.
Photo courtesy of Sharon Ellman
The men’s performance was rounded out by junior Ed Procter, who shot 27-over across the three rounds to finish 78th.
The women’s team finished with a final combined score of 57-over-par, 15 strokes more than first-place Houston Christian University.
Sophomore Camilah Porras carded a 10-over total and tied for sixth place. Meanwhile, a 12-over final round for senior Carmen Gonzalez Lo-A-Njoe placed her in a tie for 10th.
Junior Chloe De Verner shot a 19-over total, tying for 19th, while junior Kylie Ruston shot 25-over to place 32nd.
The women’s team was rounded out by freshman Raeley Hickman, who shot 23-over, good for a tie for 29th place.
Both teams compete next week, with the men playing in the Bayou City Collegiate Classic, hosted by Rice University, from Monday to Tuesday at the Westwood Golf Club in Houston.
The women will play in the Red Raider Invitational, hosted by Texas Tech University, Tuesday and Wednesday at The Rawls Course in Lubbock, Texas.
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