Sophomore Oliver Simonsen and his University of Tennessee at Chattanooga golf team took the first-day leads with Monday’s two rounds in the Memphis Intercollegiate tournament at Colonial Country Club. The Mocs shot 5-under-par 571 (286-285) for a six-shot advantage over second-place Oral Roberts, which was one ahead of host Memphis in the 10-team field. Simonsen began his school-record 132 for 36 holes with an 8-under 64, while junior teammate Will Porter shot 66 and 71 and was second individually. Lake Johnson was tied for 36th at 151 after a second-round 72, and Alex Cobb and Etienne Brault were tied for 42nd at 152.
* The UTC women were 14th out of 17 teams after 36 holes Monday in the Mercedes-Benz tournament at Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville. The Mocs shot 609 (307-302) and were led by Monica San Juan and Rheagan Hall at 150 and 151, tied for 27th and 33th individually. Esme Hamilton and Maddy McDanel shared 55th with 154s. Charlotte led the team scoring at 585 with Kent State and Maryland two and three shots behind. Tennessee was fourth at 590 and Middle Tennessee State was fifth at 591 with Hanley Long the individual leader at 141.
* The Dalton State women’s golfers, ranked No. 2 in the NAIA, were in third place at 616 after a 311 second round Monday in the Keiser Cup tournament at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Third-ranked host Keiser led at 598, and 16th-ranked Southeastern was second at 613. DSC freshman Cameron Daniel was sixth individually after a second-round 74, and Katelyn Skiffen moved up into a tie for 23rd.
* The Tennessee Wesleyan women’s golf team shared first place with SCAD Atlanta and Brenau after the opening round Monday in the Tennesssee Wesleyan Fall Invitational, each with a 328 aggregate on the Springbrook course at Niota, and Bryan College was fifth at 343 with Taylor Williams tied for first individually at 78 with Danielle Banda tied for fourth at 80. Bryan has begun the season without reigning Appalachian Athletic Conference player of the year Krista Reinhardt. TWU’s Danielle Bates also shot 80 and teammates Ryann McCuistion and Saylem Powell were tied for seventh at 82, along with Mason Jewell from TWU’s “B” team.
* With Natalie Javadi and Meghan Symonds tying for 14th at 155, the Sewanee women’s golfers finished fourth at 626 in the Montgomery (Alabama) Country Club’s Women’s Intercollegiate. Rhodes led the eight teams with a 36-hole 603, followed by Washington & Lee at 610 and Berry at 611.