Aces remain in seventh place
OWENS CROSS ROADS, Ala. – Completing the second round of The Robbie with a 1-under 71, Kate Petrova had the team’s low score of the day to pace the University of Evansville women’s golf squad.
Combined with a 3-over 75 in Friday’s opening round, Petrova is in a tie for 12th place at The Robbie at RTJ Golf Trail at Hampton Cove. Elizabeth Mercer continues to lead the Purple Aces. An even 72 in the second round of 18 has Mercer tied for 8th place with a 1-over 145. She opened the tournament with a 73.
Sitting in third for UE and tied for 28th on the leaderboard is Jane Grankina. Her score of 78 on Saturday has her at 9-over heading into Sunday’s final round. Next up for UE was Trinity Dubbs. She recorded an 81 in the second round and is 44th with a 160.
Freshman Haley Hughes completed Saturday’s round two strokes lower than her opening-round tally. Following an 82 on Friday, Hughes carded an 80 in the second round. Adeline Wittmer also finished the day two strokes lower than her first round. She went from a 96 to a 94.
Georgia continues to lead the team standings at 13-under. They are 17 in front of Lipscomb while Tennessee Tech is in third. Evansville ranks in 7thplace at 27-over. UE is three strokes behind Belmont. Maria Garcia of UGA holds the individual lead at 7-under while her teammate Karoline Tuttle is three behind her in second.
The third and final round of the tournament is set for Sunday.
