March 23, 2010

MARANA, Ariz. - The No. 8 UNLV men's golf team lost its fourth-round match on Tuesday to Iowa, 3-2, at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship, which was played at The Ritz Carlton Golf Club, Dove Mountain.

The sixth-seeded Rebels faced the 13th-seeded Hawkeyes in the fifth-place match after both teams went 2-1 in their matches over the first two days of the 16-team tournament.

Derek Ernst and Jeremiah Wooding each recorded victories against Iowa, but Colby Smith, Brett Kanda and Eddie Olson each dropped their matches. Ernst defeated Brad Hopfinger, 4 and 3, while Wooding won over Brad George, 2 and 1. Vince India beat Smith, 2 up, Barrett Kelpin defeated Kanda, 2 up, and Chris Brant beat Olson, 4 and 3.

New Mexico, which was the No. 15 seed, defeated eighth-seeded USC to win the championship. The Lobos became the lowest seeded team to claim the team title at the event. Colorado State, the 12th-seed, beat third-seed Texas A&M, 3-2, to claim third place.

UNLV's next action will be April 2-3, at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational in Tempe, Ariz.

Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship
Championship Round Results
March 23

Team Results
Championship Match
(15) New Mexico def. (8) Southern California, 3-2

Third-Place Match
(12) Colorado State def. (3) Texas A&M, 3-2

Fifth-Place Match
(13) Iowa def. (6) UNLV, 3-2

Seventh-Place Match
(10) San Diego def. (1) Stanford, 3-2

Ninth-Place Match
(16) Indiana def. (14) Arizona, 3-2

11th-Place Match
(5) UCLA def. (7) Texas Tech, 3-2

13th-Place Match
(4) Arizona State def. (2) Washington, 3-2

15th-Place Match
(9) TCU def. (11) Middle Tennessee, 4-1

Individual Match Results
Championship Match
(15) New Mexico def. (8) Southern California, 3-2
T.J. Vogel, USC def. James Erkenbeck, UNM, 5 and 4
Travis Ross, UNM def. Steve Lim, USC, 5 and 4
John Catlin, UNM def. Martin Trainer, USC, 19 holes
Matthew Giles, USC def. Nick Geyer, UNM, 6 and 4
Brandon Putnam, UNM def. Stewart Hagestad, USC, 4 and 2

Third-Place Match
(12) Colorado State def. (3) Texas A&M, 3-2
Andrea Pavan, TAMU def. Riley Arp, CSU, 6 and 4
Bryce Hanstad, CSU def. Cameron Peck, TAMU, 4 and 3
Ryan Peterson, CSU def. Jordan Russell, TAMU, 3 and 1
Dustin Morris, CSU def. Ignacio Elvira, TAMU, 21 holes
Conrad Shindler, TAMU def. Zahkai Brown, CSU, 1-up

Fifth-Place Match
(13) Iowa def. (6) UNLV, 3-2
Derek Ernst, UNLV def. Brad Hopfinger, UI, 4 and 3
Vince India, UI def. Colby Smith, UNLV, 2-up
Barrett Kelpin, UI def. Brett Kanda, UNLV, 2-up
Chris Brant, UI def. Eddie Olson, UNLV, 4 and 3
Jeremiah Wooding, UNLV def. Bradley George, UI, 2 and 1

Seventh-Place Match
(10) San Diego def. (1) Stanford, 3-2
Scott Brace, USD def. Sihwan Kim, Stan, 5 and 4
Steve Ziegler, Stan def. Kenneth McCready, USD, 3 and 2
Alex Ching, USD def. Andre DeDecker, Stan, 5 and 4
Joseph Bramlett, Stan def. Jason Shano, USD, 6 and 4
Gunner Wiebe, USD def. Steven Kearney, Stan, 20 holes

Ninth-Place Match
(16) Indiana def. (14) Arizona, 3-2
Alex Martin, IU def. Tarquin MacManus, UA, 5 and 3
Jonathan Khan, UA def. David Erdy, IU, 3 and 2
Chase Wright, IU def. Rich Saferian, UA, 1-up
Trent Redfern, UA def. Brant Peaper, IA, 19 holes
Ren Han, IA def. Philip Bagdade, UA, 1-up

11th-Place Match
(5) UCLA def. (7) Texas Tech, 3-2
Alex Shi Yup Kim, UCLA def. Nils Floren, TTU, 19 holes
Pontus Widegren, UCLA def. Chris Ward, TTU, 4 and 3
Matt Smith, TTU def. Pedro Figueiredo, UCLA, 19 holes
Brian Scherer, TTU def. Connor Driscoll, UCLA, 5 and 3
Mario Clemens, UCLA def. Tyler Weworski, TTU, 3 and 2

13th-Place Match
(4) Arizona State def. (2) Washington, 3-2
Nick Taylor, UW def. Jesper Kennegard, ASU, 5 and 3
Richard Lee, UW def. Scott Pinckney, ASU, 5 and 4
Knut Borsheim, ASU def. Chris Williams, UW, 2-up
James Byrne, ASU def. Charlie Hughes, UW, 4 and 3
Braxton Marquez, ASU def. Chris Killmer, UW, 5 and 4

15th-Place Match
(9) TCU def. (11) Middle Tennessee, 4-1
Johan de Beer, TCU def. Kent Bulle, MTSU, 2 and 1
Travis Woolf, TCU def. Jason Millard, MTSU, 2 and 1
Tom Hoge, TCU halved Hunter Green, MTSU
Daniel Jennevret, TCU halved Craig Smith, MTSU
Pontas Gad, TCU def. Brad Simons, MTSU, 4 and 3