March 21, 2010

MARANA, Ariz. - The No. 8 UNLV men's golf team won its first-round match and will complete second-round play on Monday as darkness cut play short on Sunday during the first day at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship, which is being held at The Ritz Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain.

The Rebels, who are the No. 6 seed at the 16-team event, got past 11th-seeded Middle Tennessee in the first round, 3.5-1.5 and advanced to face third-seeded Texas A&M in the championship bracket's second round. In that second-round match, Texas A&M held the lead as darkness suspended play.

In its first-round match against Middle Tennessee, Colby Smith defeated Jason Millard (1 up), Eddie Olson defeated Craig Smith (8 and 7) and Jeremiah Wooding defeated Brad Simons (4 and 3). Derek Ernst and Kent Bulle halved their match, while Hunter Green defeated Brett Kanda (2 and 1).

Olson's 8 and 7 win tied a Callaway Collegiate Match Play record.

When second round play was suspended, Jordan Russell had defeated Kanda 5 and 4, while Andrea Pavan led Ernst 3 up with three holes to play. Cameron Peck and Smith were all square with three holes to go, while Ignacio Elvira led Olson 2 up with three to play and Conrad Shindler led Wooding 2 up with four to go.

Only seven individual matches were completed during the second round and no overall team contests settled. The second round will continue at 8 a.m. MT on Monday morning with the third round scheduled to begin at approximately 9:30 a.m. The tournament will conclude on Tuesday.

Live scoring is available on the internet courtesy of Golfstat through a link at UNLVRebels.com.

Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship
First Round Results
March 21

Team Results
(1) Stanford def. (16) Indiana, 3-2
(8) Southern California def. (9) TCU, 4-1
(13) Iowa def. (4) Arizona State, 3-2
(12) Colorado State def. (5) UCLA, 3-2
(15) New Mexico def. (2) Washington, 3-2
(10) San Diego def. (7) Texas Tech, 3-2
(3) Texas A&M def. (14) Arizona, 3-2
(6) UNLV def. (11) Middle Tennessee, 3.5-1.5

Individual Match Results
(1) Stanford def. (16) Indiana, 3-2
Sihwan Kim, Stanford def. Alex Martin, Indiana, 2 and 1
Steve Ziegler, Stanford def. David Erdy, Indiana, 3 and 2
Chase Wright, Indiana def. Andrew DeDecker, Stanford, 2-up
Brant Peaper, Indiana def. Joseph Bramlett, Stanford, 3 and 2
Steven Kearney, Stanford def. Ren Han, Indiana, 1-up

(8) Southern California def. (9) TCU, 4-1
T.J. Vogel, Southern California def. Johan de Beer, TCU, 2-up
Steve Lim, Southern California def. Travis Woolf, TCU, 3 and 2
Martin Trainer, Southern California def. Tom Hoge, TCU, 2 and 1
Matthew Giles, Southern California def. Daniel Jennevret, TCU, 4 and 3
Pontas Gad, TCU def. Stewart Hagestad, Southern California, 2 and 1

(13) Iowa def. (4) Arizona State, 3-2
Brad Hopfinger, Iowa def. Jesper Kennegard, Arizona State, 1-up
Vince India, Iowa def. Scott Pinckney, Arizona State, 2 and 1
Barrett Kelpin, Iowa def. Knut Borsheim, Arizona State, 1-up
James Byrne, Arizona State def. Chris Brant, Iowa, 6 and 5
Braxton Marquez, Arizona State def. Bradley George, Iowa, 3 and 1

(12) Colorado State def. (5) UCLA, 3-2
Riley Arp, Colorado State def. Alex Shi Yup Kim, UCLA, 2 and 1
Pontus Widegren, UCLA def. Bryce Hanstad, Colorado State, 3 and 2
Pedro Figueiredo, UCLA def. Ryan Peterson, Colorado State 3 and 1
Dustin Morris, Colorado State def. Connor Driscoll, UCLA. 4 and 3
Zahkai Brown, Colorado State def. Mario Clemens, UCLA, 19 holes

(15) New Mexico def. (2) Washington, 3-2
Nick Taylor, Washington def. James Erkenbeck, New Mexico, 4 and 3
Travis Ross, New Mexico def. Richard Lee, Washington, 2-up
John Catlin, New Mexico def. Chris Williams, Washington, 3 and 1
Nick Geyer, New Mexico def. Charlie Hughes, Washington, 2 and 1
Chris Killmer, Washington def. Brandon Putnam, New Mexico, 4 and 2

(10) San Diego def. (7) Texas Tech, 3-2
Nils Floren, Texas Tech def. Scott Brace San Diego, 3 and 1
Chris Ward, Texas Tech def. Kenneth McCready, San Diego, 2 and 1
Alex Ching, San Diego def. Matt Smith, Texas Tech, 2-up
Jason Shano, San Diego def. Brian Scherer, Texas Tech, 1-up
Gunner Wiebe, San Diego def. Tyler Weworski, Texas Tech, 4 and 3

(3) Texas A&M def. (14) Arizona, 3-2
Tarquin MacManus, Arizona def. Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M, 3 and 2
Cameron Peck, Texas A&M def. Jonathan Khan, Arizona, 2 and 1
Rich Saferian, Arizona def. Jordan Russell, Texas A&M, 5 and 4
Ignacio Elvira, Texas A&M def. Trent Redfern, Arizona, 5 and 4
Conrad Shindler, Texas A&M def. Philip Bagdade, Arizona, 4 and 3

(6) UNLV def. (11) Middle Tennessee, 3.5-1.5
Derek Ernst, UNLV halved Kent Bulle, Middle Tennessee
Colby Smith, UNLV def. Jason Millard, Middle Tennessee, 1-up
Hunter Green, Middle Tennessee def. Brett Kanda, UNLV, 2 and 1
Eddie Olson, UNLV def. Craig Smith, Middle Tennessee, 8 and 7
Jeremiah Wooding, UNLV def. Brad Simons, Middle Tennessee, 4 and 3

Second Round Results (play suspended because of darkness)
March 21

Team Results
Championship Bracket
(1) Stanford vs. (8) Southern California
(12) Colorado State leads (13) Iowa, 1-0
(10) San Diego leads (15) New Mexico, 1-0
(3) Texas A&M leads (6) UNLV, 1-0

Consolation Bracket
(9) TCU leads (16) Indiana, 2-0
(4) Arizona State leads (5) UCLA, 1-0
(2) Washington vs. (7) Texas Tech
(11) Middle Tennessee leads (14) Arizona, 1-0

Individual Match Results
Championship Bracket
(1) Stanford vs. (8) Southern California
T.J. Vogel, Southern California leads Sihwan Kim, Stanford, up 2 thru 14
Steve Lim, Southern California leads Steve Ziegler, Stanford, up four thru 14
Andre DeDecker, Stanford all square Martin Trainer, Southern California, thru 14
Joseph Bramlett, Stanford all square Matthew Giles, Southern California, thru 15
Steven Kearney, Stanford leads Stewart Hagestad, Southern California, up 2 thru 16

(12) Colorado State leads (13) Iowa, 1-0
Riley Arp, Colorado State all square Brad Hopfinger, Iowa, thru 15
Vince India, Iowa leads Bryce Hanstad, Colorado State, up 2 thru 15
Ryan Peterson, Colorado State all square Barrett Kelpin, Iowa, thru 15
Dustin Morris, Colorado State def. Chris Brant, Iowa, 6 and 5
Zahkai Brown, Colorado State leads. Bradley George, Iowa, up 1 thru 16

(10) San Diego leads (15) New Mexico, 1-0
James Erkenbeck, New Mexico leads Scott Brace, San Diego, up 1 thru 14
Kenneth McCready, San Diego all square Travis Ross, New Mexico, thru 14
Alex Ching, San Diego leads John Catlin, New Mexico, up 2 thru 14
Nick Geyer, New Mexico leads Jason Shano, San Diego, up 2 thru 14
Gunner Wiebe, San Diego def. Brandon Putnam, New Mexico, 6 and 4

(3) Texas A&M leads (6) UNLV, 1-0
Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M leads Derek Ernst, UNLV, up 3 thru 15
Cameron Peck, Texas A&M all square Colby Smith, UNLV, thru 15
Jordan Russell, Texas A&M def. Brett Kanda, UNLV, 5 and 4
Ignacio Elvira, Texas A&M leads Eddie Olson, UNLV, up 2 thru 15
Conrad Shindler, Texas A&M leads Jeremiah Wooding, UNLV, up 2 thru 14

Consolation Bracket
(9) TCU leads (16) Indiana, 2-0
Johan de Beer, TCU all square Alex Martin, Indiana, thru 16
Travis Woolf, TCU def. David Erdy, Indiana, 6 and 5
Chase Wright, Indiana leads Tom Hoge, TCU, up 1 thru 17
Daniel Jennevret, TCU all square Brant Peaper, Indiana, thru 17
Pontus Gad, TCU def. Ren Han, Indiana, 3 and 2

(4) Arizona State leads (5) UCLA, 1-0
Alex Shi Yup Kim, UCLA leads Jesper Kennegard, Arizona State, up 1 thru 16
Pontus Widegren, UCLA leads Scott Pinckney, Arizona State, up 1 thru 16
Pedro Figueiredo, UCLA leads Knut Borsheim, Arizona State, up 1 thru 16
James Byrne, Arizona State def. Connor Driscoll, UCLA, 3 and 2
Braxton Marquez, Arizona State all square Mario Clemens, UCLA, thru 16

(2) Washington vs. (7) Texas Tech
Nick Taylor, Washington all square Nils Floren, Texas Tech, thru 14
Chris Ward, Texas Tech leads Richard Lee, Washington, up 1 thru 14
Chris Williams, Washington leads Matt Smith, Texas Tech, up 2 thru 15
Brian Scherer, Texas Tech leads Charlie Hughes, Washington, up 1 thru 15
Chris Killmer, Washington all square Tyler Weworski, Texas Tech, thru 15

(11) Middle Tennessee leads (14) Arizona, 1-0
Kent Bulle, Middle Tennessee leads Tarquin MacManus, Arizona, up 1 thru 16
Jonathan Khan, Arizona leads Jason Millard, Middle Tennessee, up 2 thru thru 16
Rich Saferian, Arizona leads Hunter Green, Middle Tennessee, up 2 thru 15
Trent Redfern, Arizona leads Craig Smith, Middle Tennessee, up 3 thru 15
Brad Simons, Middle Tennessee def. Philip Bagdade, Arizona, 4 and 3