Tennessee Women’s Golf in Fifth After Opening Round at Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Tennessee women’s golf team is in fifth place following one round at Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational.

The Lady Vols shot 10-over in the opening round and enter moving day eight shots back of the lead.

Manassanan Chotikabhukkana led UT on day one after firing an even-par 70 and enters the second round tied for sixth.

Freshman Kyra Van Kan provided the Big Orange with their second-lowest score of the day, shooting a 2-over 72. She enters moving day inside the top 20.

Bailey Davis and Martina Lopez-Lanchares gave the Lady Vols their final rounds of the day after shooting a pair of 74s.

The duo sits tied for 34th ahead of Saturday’s round.

Sophomore Sophie Bierstorfer shot a 76 to open the event and sits tied for 53rd.

TEAM LEADERBOARD

1. Kentucky, 284 (+4)

T2. Michigan State, 286 (+6)

T2. Wake Forest, 286 (+6)

4. Louisville, 287 (+7)

5. Tennessee, 290 (+10)

T6. NC State, 292 (+12)

T6. North Carolina, 292 (+12)

T6. Michigan, 292 (+12)

10. UNCW, 294 (+14)

11. Vanderbilt, 295 (+15)

12. Virginia Tech, 299 (+19)

T14. Western Carolina, 306 (+26)

16. UNCG, 310 (+30)

17. Rollins College, 312 (+32)

INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD

T6. Manassanan Chotikabhukkana, 70 (E)

T19. Kyra Van Kan, 72 (+2)

T34. Bailey Davis, 74 (+4)  

T34. Martina Lopez-Lanchares, 74 (+4)

T53. Sophie Bierstorfer, 76 (+6)