Petrova leads UE at Redbird Invitational
NORMAL, Ill. – Completing the final round of the Redbird Invitational at 17-over, the University of Evansville women’s golf team rallied to finish in 9th place at Weibering Golf Course.
Leading the way for the Purple Aces was Kate Petrova. An even score of 72 in Monday’s final round saw her come home in 4th place with a 3-round total of 217. Her low round of the weekend was a 1-under in Sunday’s opening 18 holes.
Second for the Aces was Jane Grankina. Her score of 79 on Monday saw her tie for 51st with a score of 236. Grankina’s top score was a 1-over 73 in the second round.
Louise Standtke rallied with a strong round on Monday. Shooting a 5-over 77, Standtke tied for 55th place with a 238. One behind her was Elizabeth Mercer. With a 239 for the weekend, she tied for 61st. Haley Hughes was fifth for Evansville with her low round of the weekend. Hughes registered a 5-over 77 on Monday to tie for 78th with a 247. Her score in the final round was five strokes under her previous low round.
As a team, the Aces took 9th place as they completed the weekend at 63-over. They jumped four positions in the third round. Eastern Kentucky took the team championship as they finished one shot ahead of South Dakota. Karra Tucker of EKU was the medalist, finishing the tournament at 3-under.
UE returns to action on Sept. 28 at Notre Dame.
