Hirano in Ninth after Day One at Lady Pirate Intercollegiate
Oct. 20, 2009
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Sophomore Jennifer Hirano turned in a career-best two-under 69 in the second round to put her in the top 10 and lead the University of Miami women’s golf team after the first two rounds of the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate at Greenville Country Club on Monday.
East Tennessee State and Georgia State are tied for the team-lead followed by East Carolina. Xavier and Elon finish out the top five. Miami sits in 13th place heading into the final day.
Hirano bounced back from a seven-over par 78 in the opening round to shoot two-under in round two. She birdied four times and shot even-par on 12 other holes to finish with a 33 on the back-nine and 36 on the front.
Junior Maria Ronderos also turned in a better second round score as she shot five-over par 76 after shooting nine-over par 80 in the first round.
Sophomore Begonia Sarabia posted Miami’s best opening round score shooting a six-over par 77. She shot an 80 in the second round.
Freshmen Shelby Gilbert and Jaime Ritter rounded out the Hurricanes’ five. Gilbert posted scores of 82 and 80 while Ritter shot an 82 and an 89.
The Hurricanes continue play in the Lady Pirate Intercollegiate Tuesday morning with an 8:35 a.m. tee time.
Miami Individual Results
T9 Jennifer Hirano 78-69=147
T47 Maria Ronderos 80-76=156
T50 Begona Sarabia 77-80=157
T73 Shelby Gilbert 82-80=162
82 Jaime Ritter 82-89=171
Team Results
T1 East Tennessee St. 296-290=586
T1 Georgia State 293-293=586
3 East Carolina 296-293=589
4 Xavier 301-295=596
5 Elon 302-298=600
6 UNC Greensboro 302-301=603
T7 James Madison 310-298=608
T7 Michigan 308-300=608
T7 William & Mary 303-305=608
10 UTEP 308-301=609
11 Maryland 305-306=611
12 Georgetown 312-307=619
13 Miami 317-305=622
14 Old Dominion 312-317=629
15 Gardner-Webb 317-313=630
