Women’s Golf Finishes First Day at The Match Play

NORMAN, Okla. – University of Houston Women's Golf sophomore Alexa Saldana took a 7&3 win to lead the Cougars against No. 2 seed Tulsa during the First Round of The Match Play at OU Jimmie Austin Golf Club on Monday afternoon.

As a team, Houston dropped a 4-1 decision to the Golden Hurricane.

Even through the first three holes, Saldana made par at No. 4 and was never tied or trailed for the rest of the match. She pushed her lead to 2 up with a birdie at No. 7 and sank another par at No. 9 to build a 3 up lead through her first nine.

The Mexico City native made par at No. 10 to open her second nine and reeled off three straight wins at Nos. 13-15 to take the win.

Sophomore Moa Svedenskiold fell 3&2 to Lovisa Gunnar while junior Hyeonji Kang lost 2&1 to Grace Kilcrease. Senior Nicole Abelar fell 5&3 to Jenni Roller and sophomore Brooke Morales lost 6&1 to Sydney Seigel.

No. 1 seed Oklahoma took a 4-1 win over No. 8 Oklahoma State while No. 3 North Texas claimed a 3-1-1 win over No. 6 Tulane. No. 4 Texas Tech took a 4-1 win over No. 5 Kansas State.

The Cougars opened the day with 18 holes of stroke play to determine seeding for the match play competition. Houston posted a score of 305 to earn the No. 7 seed in match play.

Svedenskiold drained three straight birdies late in her round to finish at 218 and tied for 15^th.

The Cougars will face No. 6 Tulane at 8 a.m., Tuesday with the Final Round starting around 1:30 p.m.

The Match Play at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club will be the Cougars' final regular-season event of the season.

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UP NEXT
Following The Match Play at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, Okla., Houston takes its first steps in the postseason when its tees off at the Big 12 Championships, set for April 18-20 at The Clubs at Houston Oaks in Hockley, Texas.

The winner of the league's annual postseason event receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals to be held at one of six sites across the country on May 6-8.

Those NCAA Regional sites include Auburn University Club (Auburn, Ala., hosted by Auburn); Tumble Creek Club (Cle Elum, Wash., hosted by Washington); Traditions Club (Bryan-College Station, Texas., hosted by Texas A&M); Forest Akers Golf Course (East Lansing, Mich., hosted by Michigan State); Spanish Trail Country Club (Las Vegas, Nev., hosted by UNLV) and East Course – Bermuda Run Country Club (Winston-Salem, N.C., hosted by Wake Forest).

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