TicketsBLUFFTON, S.C. – The University of Cincinnati women's golf team defeated Western Carolina 4 ½ to 1 ½ Sunday to finish in fifth place in team match-play competition at the Battle at Old South at Old South Golf Links.
UC scored points from five of six players. Junior Vanessa Manrique outlasted WCU's Maya White 2&1. Freshman Sadie Pan pushed past Harper Gilreath 8 & 6. Freshman Paighton Masterson earned a 5 & 4 victory over Cameron Wood. Freshman Natalia Sompolvorachai posted a 5 &4 win over Vanessa Campos. Sophomore Erin Evans halved with Victoria Ladd.
"The team put up a great fight and had solid performance from many players today," UC head coach Janet Carl said. "They are starting to settle down and get back to competition form. We are learning more about them and what we need to do to keep improving.
"Our biggest struggle this event was trying to overcome a year without conditioning and that showed in the last nine holes today," Carl said. "Time to get back to work."
Coastal Carolina won the seven-team event, defeating Florida International 3 ½ to 1 ½ .
The Bearcats split a pair of match play contests Saturday to set up Sunday's matchup with Western Carolina, losing a playoff to Charleston Southern and defeating South Carolina-Beaufort 4 & 2.
UC earned the fourth seed in the match-play portion of the event after carding a 33-over par 321 Friday during the stroke play competition.
BATTLE AT OLD SOUTH MATCH PLAY RESULTS
Round 1 – Jan. 30 (Opening Round)
Match 1 – Florida International earns bye
Match 2 – Jacksonville def. Western Carolina, 3-3 (Playoff)
Maya White vs. Mawgan Vater - Vater/White halved
Madison Isaacson vs. Paula Lerdo - Isaacson wins 2&1
Harper Gilreath vs. Jenna Fonda - Fonda wins 6&5
Cameron Wood vs Sam Brimhall - Brimhall wins 5&4
Vanessa Campos vs. Harley Hiltibrand - Campos/Hiltibrand halved
Match 3 – Coastal Carolina def. USCB, 5 ½- ½
Frantiska Lunackova vs Kayla Ramsey - Lunackova wins 4&3
Sophia Carlsen vs Ashleigh Mead - Carlsen/Mead halved
Nicole Abelar vs Molly Minasi - Abelar wins 6&4
Caitlin Evans-Brand vs Alejandra Rodriquez - Evans-Brand wins 5&4
Match 4 – Charleston Southern def. Cincinnati, 3-3 (Playoff)
Vanessa Manrique vs Isabell Friberg - Friberg wins 1 up
Angela Lopez vs Caroline Engelbredt - Engelbredt won 6&5
Sadie Pan vs. Daniela Intriago - Pan wins 2&1
Paighton Masterson vs Kathryn Thorne - Thorne wins 5&3
Erin Evans vs Maddie Frank - Evans wins 3&1
Natalia Sompolvorachai vs. Nicole Stewart - Stewart conceded match
Round 2 – Jan. 30 (Consolation and Semifinals)
Match 5 – Western Carolina earns bye
Match 6 – Cincinnati def. USCB, 4-2
Ramsey vs Manrique - Ramsey wins 2 up
Mead vs Pan - Pan Wins 7&6
Minasi vs Evans - Evans wins 5&3
Rodriquez vs Sompolporchia - Rodriquez wins 4&3
Lopez wins by default
Matterson wins by default
Match 7 – Florida International def. Jacksonville, 6-0
Ho vs Vater - Ho wins 3&2
Andrade vs Lerdo - Andrade wins 3&2
Powel vs Fonda - Powel wins 3&2
Mas vs Brimhall - Mas wins 3&2
Dobiasova vs Hiltibrand - Dobiasova wins 3&2
Mitterberger wins by default
Round 3 – Jan. 31
Match 8 (Fifth Place) – Cincinnati def. Western Carolina, 4 ½- 1½
Manrique vs White - Manrique wins 2&1
Lopez vs Isaacson - Isaacson wins 3&1
Pan vs Gilreath - Pan wins 8&6
Masterson vs Wood - Masterson wins 5 &4
Sompolvorchia vs Campos - Sompolvorchia wins 2 up
Evans vs Ladd – Halved
Match 9 (Third Place) – Charleston Southern def. Jacksonville, 3 ½-1½
Vater vs Friberg - Halved
Lerdo vs Englebredt - Englebredt wins 2&1
Fonda vs Intriago - Fonda wins 2&1
Brimhall vs Thorne - Thorne wins 4&2
Hiltibrand vs Frank - Frank wins 1 up
Match 10 (Championship) – Coastal Carolina def. Florida International, 3 ½-2½
Ho vs Frantiska - Ho wins
Andrade vs Carlsen - Andrade wins
Powel vs Abelar - 1 Up
Mas vs Evans - Evans wins 2&1
Dobriasova vs Heidrum - Heidrum wins 5&4
Mitterberger vs Cervantes - Halved
UP NEXT
Cincinnati will compete next at the First Coast Classic, Feb. 15-16, in Jacksonville, Florida.
UC scored points from five of six players. Junior Vanessa Manrique outlasted WCU's Maya White 2&1. Freshman Sadie Pan pushed past Harper Gilreath 8 & 6. Freshman Paighton Masterson earned a 5 & 4 victory over Cameron Wood. Freshman Natalia Sompolvorachai posted a 5 &4 win over Vanessa Campos. Sophomore Erin Evans halved with Victoria Ladd.
"The team put up a great fight and had solid performance from many players today," UC head coach Janet Carl said. "They are starting to settle down and get back to competition form. We are learning more about them and what we need to do to keep improving.
"Our biggest struggle this event was trying to overcome a year without conditioning and that showed in the last nine holes today," Carl said. "Time to get back to work."
Coastal Carolina won the seven-team event, defeating Florida International 3 ½ to 1 ½ .
The Bearcats split a pair of match play contests Saturday to set up Sunday's matchup with Western Carolina, losing a playoff to Charleston Southern and defeating South Carolina-Beaufort 4 & 2.
UC earned the fourth seed in the match-play portion of the event after carding a 33-over par 321 Friday during the stroke play competition.
BATTLE AT OLD SOUTH MATCH PLAY RESULTS
Round 1 – Jan. 30 (Opening Round)
Match 1 – Florida International earns bye
Match 2 – Jacksonville def. Western Carolina, 3-3 (Playoff)
Maya White vs. Mawgan Vater - Vater/White halved
Madison Isaacson vs. Paula Lerdo - Isaacson wins 2&1
Harper Gilreath vs. Jenna Fonda - Fonda wins 6&5
Cameron Wood vs Sam Brimhall - Brimhall wins 5&4
Vanessa Campos vs. Harley Hiltibrand - Campos/Hiltibrand halved
Match 3 – Coastal Carolina def. USCB, 5 ½- ½
Frantiska Lunackova vs Kayla Ramsey - Lunackova wins 4&3
Sophia Carlsen vs Ashleigh Mead - Carlsen/Mead halved
Nicole Abelar vs Molly Minasi - Abelar wins 6&4
Caitlin Evans-Brand vs Alejandra Rodriquez - Evans-Brand wins 5&4
Match 4 – Charleston Southern def. Cincinnati, 3-3 (Playoff)
Vanessa Manrique vs Isabell Friberg - Friberg wins 1 up
Angela Lopez vs Caroline Engelbredt - Engelbredt won 6&5
Sadie Pan vs. Daniela Intriago - Pan wins 2&1
Paighton Masterson vs Kathryn Thorne - Thorne wins 5&3
Erin Evans vs Maddie Frank - Evans wins 3&1
Natalia Sompolvorachai vs. Nicole Stewart - Stewart conceded match
Round 2 – Jan. 30 (Consolation and Semifinals)
Match 5 – Western Carolina earns bye
Match 6 – Cincinnati def. USCB, 4-2
Ramsey vs Manrique - Ramsey wins 2 up
Mead vs Pan - Pan Wins 7&6
Minasi vs Evans - Evans wins 5&3
Rodriquez vs Sompolporchia - Rodriquez wins 4&3
Lopez wins by default
Matterson wins by default
Match 7 – Florida International def. Jacksonville, 6-0
Ho vs Vater - Ho wins 3&2
Andrade vs Lerdo - Andrade wins 3&2
Powel vs Fonda - Powel wins 3&2
Mas vs Brimhall - Mas wins 3&2
Dobiasova vs Hiltibrand - Dobiasova wins 3&2
Mitterberger wins by default
Round 3 – Jan. 31
Match 8 (Fifth Place) – Cincinnati def. Western Carolina, 4 ½- 1½
Manrique vs White - Manrique wins 2&1
Lopez vs Isaacson - Isaacson wins 3&1
Pan vs Gilreath - Pan wins 8&6
Masterson vs Wood - Masterson wins 5 &4
Sompolvorchia vs Campos - Sompolvorchia wins 2 up
Evans vs Ladd – Halved
Match 9 (Third Place) – Charleston Southern def. Jacksonville, 3 ½-1½
Vater vs Friberg - Halved
Lerdo vs Englebredt - Englebredt wins 2&1
Fonda vs Intriago - Fonda wins 2&1
Brimhall vs Thorne - Thorne wins 4&2
Hiltibrand vs Frank - Frank wins 1 up
Match 10 (Championship) – Coastal Carolina def. Florida International, 3 ½-2½
Ho vs Frantiska - Ho wins
Andrade vs Carlsen - Andrade wins
Powel vs Abelar - 1 Up
Mas vs Evans - Evans wins 2&1
Dobriasova vs Heidrum - Heidrum wins 5&4
Mitterberger vs Cervantes - Halved
UP NEXT
Cincinnati will compete next at the First Coast Classic, Feb. 15-16, in Jacksonville, Florida.