The Princeton women’s golf team captured its third tournament of the 2015-2016 campaign at the Brown Bear Match Play Tournament. The Tigers handily defeated the Brown Bears on Saturday by a score of 6.5-1.5 to advance to the final where they edged out a resilient Penn Quaker squad 4.5-3.5, completing a successful weekend of action.
The golf team was riding a wave of momentum into last weekend, as it won the Georgetown Hoya Invitational, held April 4-5. At the Georgetown Tournament, the Tigers dominated and saw individual progress in addition to their collective triumph — Princeton got three players in the top seven, and all four scorers were tied for no lower than 12th overall.
The Brown Bear Match Play Tournament took place at the Carnegie Abbey Club in beautiful oceanside Portsmouth, RI. Eight players from each team competed head to head, with two matches taking place Saturday — Brown vs. Princeton and Penn vs. Dartmouth.
On Saturday at 11 a.m., the Tigers sought to conquer the Bears over the 6,021 yard, par-71 course. And conquer they did. Freshmen Amber Wang, Tiana Lau and Amanda Brown, juniors Hana Ku and Jordan Lippetz, and senior Sydney Kersten grabbed Princeton’s six-match wins, while sophomore Tenley Shield halved her match. Freshmen Brown, Wang and Lau have brought a wealth of experience to the team this year and their results on Saturday are sure to be only a harbinger of future success. Highlights from these new golfers’ high school days include Brown’s 64 top-10 finishes on the PGA of Southern California Junior Tour from 2009-2015, Wang’s eighth-place finish at the American Junior Golf Association Rolex Girls Junior Championship, and Lau’s junior title at the San Diego Junior Golf Association's Tour Championship in 2013. Lippetz and Kersten also bring their veteran knowledge of the sport to the table and look to build on their past work.
Following their drubbing of the Bears, the Tigers faced a tougher challenge in the form of the Quakers. Lippetz, who was second-team All-Ivy last year, came through against Penn’s Franchesca de la Torre, and senior Alex Wong rebounded from her loss in the Brown match, taking care of Penn’s Sophia Chen. A fortunate forfeit coming from Kersten’s opponent proved crucial, as the Tigers prevailed 4.5-3.5.
Looking ahead, the Ivy League Championships are this weekend at the Stanwich Golf Club in Greenwich, Connecticut. Last season concluded for the Tigers with a fourth-place finish at the event. With three tournament victories this season, there is no doubt that the Tigers possess the capability to be real contenders at this year’s championships.
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