Qualifying medalist Addison Baggarly from the Tri-Cities knocked out University of Tennessee at Chattanooga coach Colette Murray and Cleveland’s Rheagan Hall in the first two rounds of match play Wednesday in the championship division of the Tennessee Women’s Amateur golf tournament at The Honors Course, winning 8 and 6, then 6 and 4. But Baggarly was one of the few to make it through both rounds before inclement weather Wednesday evening suspended play for the day.
Sophie Linder won 6 and 4 against Meghann Stamps, then 5 and 4 against Catherine Caudill, and she’ll face Baggarly in the quarterfinals. Jenna Burris from Manchester and Middle Tennessee State University also won twice, 4 and 3 over Jesse Lawley and by the same score over Melissa Walsh.
Burris will face either Alexandra Farnsworth or Chattanooga-area golfer Samantha Griffith in the quarters – Farnsworth was 1 up through nine holes when play was halted Wednesday, one of five matches still in limbo and to be resumed today, weather permitting.
Other Chattanooga-area golfers in those matches: Ryann McCuistion was all square through nine versus Allison Woodward, with Malia Stovall 3 down through 12 holes against Mariah Smith. Griffith won 3 and 2 against Maddie Everts in her first match, while McCuistion won 3 and 2 against Rachael McMahan and Stovall won 4 and 3 against Caroline Caudill.
Three of the four winners in the Flight 1 quarterfinals were Charleston’s Maggie Scott and Chattanooga’s Kristy Snow and Darlene Werhnyak. Scott won 4 and 2 against Susan Miller and will face Snow – a 3 and 2 winner against Terri McAngus – in a semifinal pitting the Nos. 8 and 4 seeds, respectively. Werhnyak beat Rhonda Switzer-Nadasdi 4 and 3 to set up her pairing with Evelyn Blackmon, a 3 and 2 winner against Jean Kraft.