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Texas Tech in Fourth After First Round of NCAA Regional
May 14, 2015 | Men's Golf
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May 14, 2015
LUBBOCK, Texas - Following the opening round of the NCAA Lubbock Regional, the ninth-ranked Red Raiders sit in fourth place heading into Friday's second round of play at the Rawls Course in Lubbock.
Texas Tech turned in a 6-under 278 for the day as head coach Greg Sands' team trails the leading Longhorns by five strokes while No. 35 Houston sits in second at 10-under and 48th-ranked Duke Blue Devils in third.
"I think the guys are a little bit disappointed, but at the same time I told them `hey it's just a start.'" Sands said. "They aren't handing out trophies right now. This is where this tournament starts is on day two and day three. I've been doing it a while and know that this is when everyone is going to feel a little bit more(pressure) and it's going to get tougher. This tournament is just beginning."
Clement Sordet paced the Red Raiders, yet again as he dropped six birdies throughout the round, carding a 4-under for the first 18 holes, leaving him in a tie for seventh place individually. The senior is aiming for his ninth top-10 finish in the last 12 tournaments.
In his NCAA Regional debut, freshman Wes Artac fought back on the last nine holes to finish the day under par with a 70, placing him in a tie with senior teammate Matias Dominguez for 21st place.
No. 26 California and Purdue enter the second round of play one stroke behind No. 9 Texas Tech in a tie for fifth while No. 7 Auburn sits in seventh overall at 4-under-par.
The 54-hole event continues on Friday with Texas Tech set to tee off beginning at 8:20 am CT. Live scoring is available at www.golfstat.com.
