Tech to wrap up fall season with match play at French Broad Collegiate
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team closes out its fall campaign with a unique trip to Arden, N.C. for the French Broad Collegiate. The Golden Eagles will compete with three other programs in a match-play event at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove.
By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech women's golf team closes out its fall campaign with a unique trip to Arden, N.C. for the French Broad Collegiate. The Golden Eagles will compete with three other programs in a match-play event at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove.
FRENCH BROAD COLLEGIATE: Nov. 6-7, 2022 – 36 holes (18 Sunday, 18 Monday), located at the par-71, 5,947-yard The Cliffs at Walnut Cove in Arden, N.C. Play will begin with Sunday morning's first round, featuring tee times beginning at 9:00 a.m. CT. The second round tees off at 9:00 a.m. again on Monday.
GOLDEN EAGLE LINEUP: Competing for the Golden Eagles are freshman Kaydi Rhodes, senior Gittle Sciolis, junior Ainsley Simms, sophomore Reagan Stuke, senior Elisabeth Toennessen, and senior Katrine Toennessen.
THE COMPETITION: The four-team field consists of host UNC Asheville, as well as Gardner-Webb, Tennessee Tech, and USC Upstate.
THOUGHTS FROM HEAD COACH AMANDA SMITH: "This is such a great event to close out the fall season. UNC Asheville and the staff at Walnut Cove are phenomenal. We have never played in a match-play competition like this before. We have been practicing all week for this type of format, so the ladies couldn't be more excited to go out and compete."
Photo by Emily Armstrong
