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Monday, January 16
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Houston Dual
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Women's Golf Tops No. 27 Houston In Dual
1/16/2023 4:05:00 PM | Women's Golf
HUMBLE, Texas - The UNT women's golf team played its first competition of the spring slate on Monday with a dual victory over Houston at The Golf Club of Houston's Championship Course, which will host the ICON Invitational on Feb. 27-28.
The Mean Green, who ended the fall schedule ranked 56th in the country, topped No. 27 Houston 6-1-1 in the match play event - the first time they've beaten Houston in a dual, which has become a constant in the early spring schedule since head coach Michael Akers' arrival.
The teams of Audrey Tan and Patricia Sinolungan and Emilie Ricaud and Sakura Sugiyama went 2-0 in their respective matches, while Shreya Pal and Mason Lewis went 1-1 and Ellie Roth and Mallorie Luitwieler went 1-0-1. One of the highlights on a day full of birdies for the Mean Green was a chip-in eagle on the eighth hole from Sugiyama to clinch the first match for her team.
Akers said he was happy to see his players respond to a competitive environment with their first tournament coming up Feb. 5-7 at the UCF Challenge.
"In just over two weeks, we fly to Orlando so it's good to get them in a competitive mode," Akers said. "We had some good practice, as well, in the days prior to today and it was really a good way to start the spring."
Fans can keep up with the program all season on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
The Mean Green, who ended the fall schedule ranked 56th in the country, topped No. 27 Houston 6-1-1 in the match play event - the first time they've beaten Houston in a dual, which has become a constant in the early spring schedule since head coach Michael Akers' arrival.
The teams of Audrey Tan and Patricia Sinolungan and Emilie Ricaud and Sakura Sugiyama went 2-0 in their respective matches, while Shreya Pal and Mason Lewis went 1-1 and Ellie Roth and Mallorie Luitwieler went 1-0-1. One of the highlights on a day full of birdies for the Mean Green was a chip-in eagle on the eighth hole from Sugiyama to clinch the first match for her team.
Akers said he was happy to see his players respond to a competitive environment with their first tournament coming up Feb. 5-7 at the UCF Challenge.
"In just over two weeks, we fly to Orlando so it's good to get them in a competitive mode," Akers said. "We had some good practice, as well, in the days prior to today and it was really a good way to start the spring."
Fans can keep up with the program all season on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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