Wake Forest Athletics
Sims Leads Deacs On Day 1 of Tar Heel Invitational
10/11/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Oct. 11, 2013
By Gary Petit, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWGOLF)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Wake Forest freshman Sierra Sims fired an even-par 72 to lead the Demon Deacons in the opening round of the Ruth's Chris Lady Tar Heel Invitational at the Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill.
Sims made a pair of bogeys and was 2-over par through her first six holes. But she played the final 12 holes at 2-under par without a bogey to post a 72. She starts the second round in a tie for 16th.
Behind Sims, the Demon Deacons carded a round of 297 and are in a tie for ninth place in the 18-team field. Vanderbilt took the early lead at 3-under par, one shot ahead of Duke.
Allison Emrey and Olafia Kristinsdottir each opened with rounds of 1-over 73 and are tied for 22nd. Emrey made four birdies in her round, including a nice closing birdie at the par-4 18th. Kristinsdottir birdied back-to-back holes at Nos. 15 and 16. Those were two of her three birdies on the day.
Sophomore Mariana Sims and junior Marissa Dodd each made one birdie on Friday and finished with rounds of 79 and 80, respectively. Sims is tied for 79th and Dodd is tied for 84th.
Senior Michelle Hartenstein, playing as an individual this weekend, opened the tournament with a 12-over 84.
Vanderbilt's Antonia Scherer leads the individual race after an opening round 75.
The Demon Deacons will be in the last wave off the back nine on Saturday morning beginning at 10:39 a.m. BirdieFire.com will have live scoring of the final two rounds.
Ruth's Chris Lady Tar Heel InvitationalFinley Golf CourseChapel Hill, N.C.
Pl. Team R1 1 Vanderbilt 285 (-3)2 Duke 286 (-2)3 Auburn 291 (+3)4 Oklahoma 292 (+4) Mississippi 292 (+4)6 NC State 293 (+5)7 LSU 295 (+7)8 Arkansas 296 (+8)9 Wake Forest 297 (+9) North Carolina 297 (+9) Clemson 297 (+9)12 Florida 298 (+10)13 South Carolina 299 (+11) Alabama 299 (+11)15 Michigan State 300 (+12)16 Virginia 301 (+13)17 Baylor 304 (+16)18 Notre Dame 305 (+17)
Top-5 Individuals1 Antonia Scherer (VU) 67 (-5)2 Ashlan Ramsey (CU) 68 (-4)3 Laetitia Beck (DU) 69 (-3) Alison Hovatter (MISS) 69 (-3)5 Five tied 70 (-2)
Wake Forest Individuals16 Sierra Sims 72 (E)22 Allison Emrey 73 (+1)22 Olafia Kristinsdottir 73 (+1)79 Mariana Sims 79 (+7)84 Marissa Dodd 80 (+8)96 Michelle Hartenstein # 84 (+12)
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