Tars Face Nation's Elite in Chapel Hill

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (October 15, 2021) – Rollins sits 19^th after the first round of the Ruth's Chris Tar Heel Invitational.  Rollins struggled on their opening 18 holes at Finley Golf Course, facing one of the strongest Division I fields in the country, but a number of teams remain in striking distance in the tightly packed field.
 
See the team leaderboard here.
 
Rollins shot a 301, good for a score of 13 over par after one day of the three day event.  Virginia Tech holds the lead after round one, with a one shot edge on Wake Forest.  The Kentucky Wildcats are alone in third place at four under par.  Michigan and Clemson are tied for fourth, at three under par.
 
See the individual leaderboard here.
 
Jennifer Jung and Elizabeth Kondal each tallied scores of two-over, 74, to lead Rollins in the opening round.  The pair sit in a tie for 53^rd overall.  Bernardita Villalba is one stroke behind her teammates, after a score of 75 on her first 18 holes.  Katharina Hesse registered a 78, good for a tie for 85^th position.  Carla Alvarez Perez rounds out the Tars rotation with a score of 82.
 
Erica Shepard of Duke leads the field, at her rival's event, with a round of six-under, 66.  Laney Frye of Kentucky and Benedetta Moresco of Alabama are tied in second at four under.  Marissa Wenzler of Kentucky, Kayla Smith of the hosts, North Carolina, Haylin Harris, playing as an independent from Michigan State, Symone Henriques of Virginia Tech and Emily Mahar of Virginia Tech are all tied in fourth at three under.
 
UP NEXT:
The Tars will tee off for the second round of the event tomorrow, October 16, at 10:20 a.m. on the tenth hole of Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill.