MORGANTON, N.C. - Drew Harris carded a 72 and combined with Kristina Boo to earn a 70-72 win in their match, but Western Carolina's men's and women's golf squads earned a 3.5-2.5 win over Appalachian State University in the fifth annual University Cup, held on Thursday at Mimosa Hills Golf and Country Club in Morganton, N.C.
Samantha Bonham and Josh Nichols also won their match, 74-77, over WCU's Christina Amoriello and Ronnie Garcia. Rumbidzai Masamvu and Daniel Walsh scored ASU's lowest combined round of the day but tied their Catamount counterparts at 69.
Ginny Thompson and Ryan Yarbrough fell, 65-79. The combo of Brittany Zachrich and Web Grubb fell, 72-76, while Mimi Burke and Drew Harris fell in a 66-76 battle in their match.
Both squads open the spring season in earnest on Sunday at the Barefoot at the Beach tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
2011 Cup Results
Match 1: Josefine Sundh/Trey White (WCU) def. Ginny Thompson/Ryan Yarbrough (ASU), 65-79
Match 2: Malin Jansson/Jack Walsh (WCU) def. Brittany Zachrich/Web Grubb (ASU), 72-76
Match 3: Kristina Boo/Drew Harris (ASU) def. Blair Minter/Collin Witiak (WCU), 70-72
Match 4: Rachel Nelson/Greg Bunner (WCU) def. Mimi Burke/Jay Brown (ASU), 66-76
Match 5: Tiffany Schisler/Michael Fitzgerald (WCU) halved Rumbidzai Masamvu/Daniel Walsh (ASU), 69-69
Match 6: Samantha Bonham/Josh Nichols (ASU) def. Christina Amoriello/Ronnie Garcia (WCU), 74-77
Men
Western Carolina 300
Applachian State 311
Trey White, WCU 71
Drew Harris, ASU 72
Michael Fitzgerald, WCU 75
Josh Nichols, ASU 75
Jack Walsh, WCU 76
Greg Bunner, WCU 78
Ronnie Garcia, WCU 81
Ryan Yarbrough, ASU 81
Webb Grubb, ASU 81
Collin Witiak, WCU 82
Jay Brown, ASU 83
Daniel Walsh, ASU 86
Women
Western Carolina 299
Appalchian State 319
Josefine Sundh, WCU 72
Rachel Nelson, WCU 72
Rumbidzai Masamvu, ASU 74
Tiffany Schisler, WCU 77
Blair Minter, WCU 78
Kristina Boo, ASU 78
Malin Jansson, WCU 80
Mimi Burke, ASU 83
Brittany Zachrich, ASU 84
Samantha Bonham, ASU 86
Christina Amoriello, WCU 89
Ginny Thompson, ASU 103