
Beach Golf Sweeps At SDSU Farms Invitational Match Play
3/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. - Long Beach State earned two hard fought victories on Tuesday, defeating Nevada and Kansas at the SDSU Farms Invitational match play at The Farms Golf Club.
The 11th-seeded 49ers defeated the Wolf Pack in the second round and the Jayhawks in the third by a score of 3-2 in both matches.
LBSU will now face ninth-seeded Houston in the consolation championship on Wednesday. The 49ers and Cougars will tee off at 8:35 a.m. from the 10th tee.
Junior Shawnee Martinez posted her second consecutive victory, prevailing over Bethany Wurster of the 14th-seeded Wolfpack, 4 & 2, while fellow classmates Kassidy Teare and Janelle Sua recorded their first wins of the tournament in the best-of-five series.
Teare ended the first half of the day at 2 & 1 over Jordan Keyser, while Sua came out on top over Caryn Khoo, 3 & 2.
Senior Chaewon Park fell to Celyn Khoo at 1 up and Savannah Knox fell to Nikki Prichard, 3 & 2.
In the afternoon third-round, the 49ers continued with their strong performance versus 10th-seeded Kansas to advance to the consolation title match as Park bounced back to earn her first victory, defeating Kallie Gonzales, 2 up.
Teare earned her second consecutive victory, defeating KU's Pornvipa Sakdee, 4 & 3, while Knox came back to post a third round win over Yupaporn Kawinpakorn, 4 & 2.
Sua's match with the Jayhawks' Minami Levonowich was not completed due to darkness.
SDSU FARMS INVITATIONAL
Second & Third Round Results
The Farms Golf Club (Par-72, 6,199-yards)
Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
LONG BEACH STATE 3, Nevada 2
1. Celyn Khoo (UNR) def. Chaewon Park (LBSU), 1 up
2. Shawnee Martinez (LBSU) def. Bethany Wurster (UNR), 4 & 2
3. Kassidy Teare (LBSU) def. Jordan Keyser (UNR), 2 & 1
4. Nikki Prichard (UNR) def. Savannah Knox (LBSU), 3 & 2
5. Janelle Sua (LBSU) def. Caryn Khoo (UNR), 3 & 2
Kansas 2, LONG BEACH STATE 3
1. Chaewon Park (LBSU) def. Kallie Gonzales (KU), 2 up
2. Gabriella Dimarco (KU) def. Shawnee Martinez (LBSU), 5 & 4
3. Kassidy Teare (LBSU) def. Pornvipa Sakdee (KU), 4 & 3
4. Savannah Knox (LBSU) def. Yupaporn Kawinpakorn (KU), 4 & 2
5. Minami Levonowich (KU) vs. Janelle Sua (LBSU), DNF