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Carnegie Mellon Finishes Sixth at Jekyll Island Collegiate

Carnegie Mellon Finishes Sixth at Jekyll Island Collegiate

From Carnegie Mellon University Athletics

The Carnegie Mellon University women's golf team closed play at the 2017 Jekyll Island Collegiate Sunday, March 19.  The Tartans finished sixth with a three-round total of 963 (319-322-322) on the par-72, 5,801-yard course at the Indian Mounds Golf Club on Jekyll Island. The three-day, 54-hole tournament was comprised of 23 Division III teams including 10 ranked in the top 25 nationally.  The Tartans' 963 is the best three-round score in the programs young history.  
    
Junior Summer Kitahara (Greenwich, Conn./Rye Country Day) and freshman Yedin Lui (Idaho Falls, Idaho) led the Tartans, as both finished with a 235 and tied for 11-place individually in a field of 120 golfers. Kitahara had rounds of 81, 77 and 77 while Lui carded rounds of 76, 78 and 81.
    
Sophomore Carly Jordan (San Juan Capistrano, Calif./St. Margaret's Episcopal School) shot a 80 on Sunday and ended with a 241 (78-83-80) for the three-day event. Freshman Lavonca Davis (Pickerington, Ohio) carded three straight rounds of 84 and finished with a 252. Junior Isabelle Tseng (Plainsboro, N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro South) shot an 87 on Sunday and ended the tournament with a 278 (98-93-87).

Three individuals for Carnegie Mellon played on the par-72 Oleander Course over the three days. Junior Emma Hoskins (Libertyville, Ill.) carded a 242 (79-81-82), freshman Sanchi Gupta (Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Academy) finished with a 274 (92-90-92) and junior Ginger Glass (Hollidaysburg, Pa.) had a 294 (100-99-95).