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Monday, November 1, 2010

NO. 18 West Florida Seventh at UAB Fall Beach Blast

Gartin, Shetty Tied for Seventh

GULF SHORES, Ala. – In a field of all Division I competition, the No. 18 West Florida women’s golf team held its own during the first round of the UAB Fall Beach Blast at Peninsula Golf Club in Gulf Shores, Ala. on Monday.  The Argonauts finished the first round in sixth place, just five strokes out of the top five.

Senior Bhavna Shetty (Mysore, India/Sadvidya HS) and junior Jennifer Gartin (Port St. Lucie, Fla./Daytona State) each carded 74 in the first round, and they are tied for seventh heading into Tuesday.  They were followed by junior Jenny Lines (Birmingham, Ala./Spring Hill), who is tied for 17th at 77.

Jaime Jordan (Niceville, Fla./Niceville HS) is tied for 45th at 88 and sophomore Agustina Cocha (Salta, Argentina/Colegio Santa Maria) is in 48th at 89.  The Argonauts also have two players competing as individuals, freshmen Alexandria Fox (Brandon, Fla./Brandon Senior HS) and Hillary Miller (Greensburg, Ind./Greensburg Community HS).  Miller is tied with Jordan at 88, and Fox is in 49th place after a first round 99.

Memphis holds the lead after the first round, carding 292 at just four over par.  Marshall and Louisiana-Monroe are tied for second at 301.  Ali Lucas of ULM is the individual leader after a first round 70.

The Argos will be back in action at the UAB Fall Beach Blast for the second and final round on Tuesday.  For information on all UWF Athletics, visit www.GoArgos.com.

Round 1 Results:
1 Memphis  - 292 +4
T2 Marshall  - 301 +13
T2 ULM  - 301 +13
4 Belmont  - 305 +17
5 Austin Peay  - 308 +20
6 UWF  - 313 +25
7 UAB  - 315 +27
8 Tennessee Tech  - 319 +31

T7 Jennifer Gartin  - 74
T7 Bhavna Shetty   - 74
T17 Jenny Lines  - 77
T45 Jaime Jordan  - 88
T45 Hillary Miller  - 88
48 Agustina Cocha  - 89
49 Alexandria Fox  - 99


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