Tars Complete First 18 Holes at NCAA Regional

DAVIE, Fla. (May 2, 2022) – The Tars sit eleventh after 18 holes at the NCAA Division II South Region Championship, but are only six strokes out of an NCAA Championship qualifying spot.  Carla Alvarez Perez leads the Tars, sitting in a tie for 28^th.
 
See the team leaderboard here.
 
The Tars finished the first round with a score of 308, 24 over par.  The Tars are one stroke back of 10^th place Columbus State, three strokes out of ninth position, and only four strokes behind a pair of teams tied in seventh.
 
Lynn leads the field at 11 over par, shooting a first round of 295.  Anderson and Saint Leo are tied for second place, just one stroke back of the Fighting Knights.  Nova Southeastern and Tampa sit tied for fourth, at 16 over par.
 
See the individual leaderboard here.
 
Carla Alvarez Perez led Rollins, shooting a five over par, 76, to open the tournament.  Elizabeth Kondal and Katharina Hesse are tied, in 36^th, each carding a 77 over the opening 18 holes.  Bernardita Villalba and Olivia Tamburlini both tallied 78's, and finish the opening round tied for 44^th.
 
Victoria Libaak, of Columbus State, Francesca Santoni, of Saint Leo, and Hanna Ahlander, of Nova Southeastern are all tied atop the leaderboard with rounds of even par, 71.  Hannah Stephenson, of Lander, but playing as an individual, is alone in fourth place, registering a one over par, 72, just ahead of a six way tie in fifth, at two over par.
 
UP NEXT:
The Tars will tee off on the 10^th hole at Grande Oaks Golf Club tomorrow, Tuesday, May 3, at 8:11 a.m.
 
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