RALEIGH, N.C. – The No. 23 Virginia women’s golf split a pair of matches Monday at NC State’s Wolfpack Match Play event. The second-seeded Cavaliers defeated Coastal Carolina 4-1-0 but lost to North Carolina 3-2 in the championship bracket semifinals.
Against the Chanticleers, Megan Propeck (7&6), Celeste Valinho (2&1), Jennifer Cleary (1UP) and Rebecca Skoler (1UP) led UVA to the win.
Valinho (3&2) and Jaclyn LaHa (4&2) picked up the Cavaliers two wins in the loss to the Tar Heels.
UVA is playing without Amanda Sambach who competed late last week at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur.
Virginia will face top-seeded Wake Forest on Tuesday during its final match for third place. Play is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. with live scoring online at Golfstat.com.
The Wolfpack Match Play is Virginia’s final tournament of the regular season.
Wolfpack Match Play
Lonnie Pool Golf Course
Raleigh, N.C.
Quarterfinals
Virginia def. Coastal Carolina 4-1
Match 1 – Megan Propeck (UVA) def. Sara Sarrion (CC), 7&6
Match 2 – Luisa Gibson (CC) def. Jaclyn Laha (UVA), 2&1
Match 3 –Celeste Valinho (UVA) def. Carolina Hortian (CC), 4&2
Match 4 – Jennifer Cleary (UVA) def. Varatkarn Kunkaew (CC), 1UP
Match 5 – Rebecca Skoler (UVA) def. Hannah Karb (CC), 1 UP
Semifinals
North Carolina defeated Virginia 3-2-0
Match 1 – Megan Streicher (UNC) def. Jennifer Cleary (UVA), 4&3
Match 2 – Celeste Valinho (UVA) def. Crista Izuzquiza (UNC), 3&2
Match 3 – Kayla Smith (UNC) def. Megan Propeck (UVA), 4&3
Match 4 – Inez Ng (UNC) def. Rebecca Skoler (UVA), 2UP
Match 5 – Jaclyn LaHa (UVA) def. Reagan Southerland (UNC) 4&2