{"id":150812,"date":"2026-02-04T17:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/150812\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T17:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:08:18","slug":"zaretsky-holds-top-10-position-at-paradise-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/150812\/","title":{"rendered":"Zaretsky holds Top 10 position at Paradise Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOCA RATON, Fla. \u2014\u00a0Senior Lauren Zaretsky<\/a> shot under par for the second straight day Tuesday at the Paradise Invitational, continuing to lead Texas Tech at Osprey Point Golf Course. Zaretsky fired a 2-under 70 in the second round, following Monday’s 1-under 71, and sits in fifth place, four shots off the lead heading into the final round.<\/p>\n

Zaretsky posted one of two rounds of par or better for the Red Raiders as Maja Ambroziak<\/a> climbed 12 spots on the leaderboard with an even-par 72. Zaretsky remained in fifth after Tuesday’s round, while Ambroziak improved to tied for 45th following an opening-round 78.<\/p>\n

As a team, Texas Tech slipped one spot to seventh despite shooting a 2-over 290 \u2014 10 shots better than Monday’s 12-over 300. The course average also dropped from 76.60 in the first round to 73.37 in the second.<\/p>\n

Along with Zaretsky and Ambroziak, the Red Raiders counted a pair of 2-over 74s from Amy Squires<\/a> and Cameron Freund<\/a> toward their team round.<\/p>\n

The final round of the Paradise Invitational begins at 9 a.m. CT on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Team Leaderboard (Rounds 1-2 Results)

\n1. Tennessee: 289-282=571 (-5)

\n2. Kentucky: 288-284=572 (-4)

\n3. Georgia: 293-286=579 (+3)

\n4. Clemson: 300-280=580 (+4)

\n5. Oklahoma: 304-280=584\u00a0(+8)

\n6. Colorado State: 299-288=587 (+11)

\n7. Texas Tech: 300-290=590 (+14)

\nT8. Notre Dame: 300-291=591 (+15)

\nT8. Florida Atlantic: 295-296=591 (+15)

\n10. Indiana: 300-292=592 (+16)

\n11. Mercer: 304-292=596 (+20)

\n12. Rutgers: 304-293=597 (+21)

\n13. Florida International: 313-286=599 (+23)

\n14. Cincinnati: 318-287=605 (+29)

\n15. Denver: 311-296=607 (+31)

\n16. Tulane: 310-298=608 (+32)<\/p>\n

Red Raiders in the Field (Rounds 1-2 Results)

\n5. Lauren Zaretsky<\/a>: 71-70=141 (-3)

\nT-22. Amy Squires<\/a>: 73-74=147\u00a0(+3)

\nT-45.\u00a0Maja Ambroziak<\/a>: 78-72=150 (+6)

\nT-73. Klara Hurtova<\/a>: 78-77=155 (+11)

\nT-73. Cameron Freund<\/a>: 81-74=155 (+11)\u00a0

\nT-73. Danique Stokmans<\/a> (i): 84-71=155 (+11)<\/p>\n

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