Alpharetta, Ga. – Connor Howe and Hiroshi Tai each won two individual matches Saturday, while Christo Lamprecht, Bartley Forrester, Ross Steelman and Aidan Tran each won one as 12th-ranked Georgia Tech scored a 5-3 victory over No. 26 Ohio State and tied No. 84 Charlotte, 3-3, at the Golf Club of Georgia.
The Yellow Jackets played the 49ers in a six-player match and the Buckeyes in an eight-player contest at the Creekside course at Tech’s home club as the three teams made their final tune-ups for upcoming conference championship tournaments. Tech rebounded from the morning tie with Charlotte to bounce Ohio State in the afternoon.
The Jackets return to action April 21-24 at the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship in Pinehurst, N.C.
Freshman Hiroshi Tai, shown here with assistant coach Devin Stanton, never reached the 18th hole in either of his matches Saturday. (photo by Clyde Click)
Georgia Tech 3, Charlotte 3
Tech rallied for the tie with the 49ers after its first two players out dropped their matches, and Steelman forged the tie by taking a 1-up victory over Ben Woodruff after he trailed by two holes. Howe and Tai, the fourth and fifth Yellow Jackets to tee off, took control of their matches early to score Tech’s first points. Howe, a senior from Ogden Utah, lost only one hole in his 4 & 3 victory over Carson Ownbey, and broke a tie after six holes by winning 7, 8 and 9 in succession, then went 4-up at the 12th and closed out Ownbey at 15. Tai, a freshman from Singapore, took the lead for good at the seventh hole of his match against Caden Baker and finished off a 3 & 1 win at the 17th.
Lamprecht, a junior from George, South Africa, never led after winning the first hole against Dongjin Park and suffered a 3 & 2 defeat, while Forrester succumbed 1-up to Conor Gough, putting the Jackets in an 0-2 hole. Benjamin Reuter took a 3 & 1 loss to Tanner Guthrie, leaving Tech behind 2-3 before Steelman rallied for his win at the end.
Georgia Tech 5, Ohio State 3
Forrester and Tai gave the Yellow Jackets control of the afternoon match, never trailing on the way to easy victories. Forrester, a senior from Gainesville, Ga., was the fourth player out for Tech and rebounded from a close morning loss to dispatch Jonerik Alford, 4 & 3. Tai completed a personal sweep on the day with a 6 & 5 win over Jackson Chandler in the sixth match.
Freshman Aidan Tran, first out for Tech, helped set the tone with a 3 & 1 triumph over Joe Wilson, and Lamprecht…
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