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Knights and Pirates Invitational
DeVilla Hangs on for Knights and Pirates Invitational Title
April 10, 2012 | Women's Golf
Deborah DeVilla won her first individual title Tuesday at the Knights and Pirates Inviational.
April 10, 2012
LUBBOCK, Texas - Deborah DeVilla hung on for the Knights and Pirates Invitational individual title Tuesday as she led Texas Tech to a second-place finish at the Suntree Country Club in Melbourne, Fla.
DeVilla, who combined to shoot 5-under over Monday's opening two rounds, finished with a 2-over 74 during the final 18 holes Tuesday to outlast Purdue's Paula Reto's 2-under final round that left her two strokes off the lead.
The individual title was the first of DeVilla's career as her previous best finish was a seventh-place performance at the Texas State Challenge this fall. Gabby Dominguez finished atop the leaderboard in that tournament, making DeVilla the second Tech player to win a tournament title this year.
The junior's efforts, though, could not help the Lady Raiders hold off Central Florida for the team title. Tech finished with a 9-over 297 final round that dropped the Lady Raiders to 14-over for the tournament and one stroke back of the Knights.
Tech came into the round leading Central Florida by four strokes and led by as much as six heading to the back nine. The lead quickly disappeared, though, keeping Tech from its third tournament title of the year which would have matched the school record.
Dominguez posted Tech's lowest round of the day with an even-par 72 card that kept her at 4-over for the tournament and in a tie for seventh overall. She finished in the top 10 for the sixth-straight event and the eighth time this season.
Beverly Mendoza joined DeVilla with a 2-over card as the sophomore finished 10-over for the tournament and in a tie for 29th overall with teammate Kim Kaufman, who was 5-over during the final round. Kaufman's performance marked her worst of the season, snapping a streak of nine-straight tournaments to finish in the top 20 individuals.
Elin Arvidsson completed the Tech lineup with a 12-over 84 to finish 18-over for the tournament and in a tie for 41st overall.
The tournament marked Tech's final tune up prior to the Big 12 Championships in late April. The Lady Raiders will look for the school's first conference championship April 27-29 when the tournament tees off at the Lawrence (Kan.) Country Club.
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