Tartans Tie for UAA Championship

(MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla) – The Carnegie Mellon University men's golf team competed at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship on Wednesday in Miramar Beach, Florida, which is a four-team match play format. Following 21 holes between senior Brian Xu and Emory's Tony Li, a tie was declared due to darkness. Carnegie Mellon and Emory were both named UAA Champions.

Inside the Match Play Championship:
Semifinal Score: Carnegie Mellon 4, Rochester 1
Championship Score: Carnegie Mellon 2.5, Emory 2.5
Location: Raven Golf Club at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort | Miramar Beach, Fla.
Par/Yardage: 71/6,621

How it Happened Against Rochester:

• Sophomore David Zhang defeated Brendan Frain 3&2
• Senior Brian Xu defeated Tom Liu 6&4
• Junior Justin Chan defeated Kerry Wang 3&2
• Freshman Justin Luan defeated Arjun Aujla 4&2
• Sophomore Andrew Wang lost to Josh Pethel 3&1

How it Happened Against Emory:

• Sophomore David Zhang lost to Jackson Klutznick 4&3
• Freshman Justin Luan lost to Josh Qian 1-up
• Junior Justin Chan defeated Michael Burry 2&1
• Sophomore Andrew Wang defeated Kevin Mu 3&1
• Senior Brian Xu tied Tony Li (21 holes)

Notes:

• Xu and Chan were named to the All-Tournament Team.
• It marked the second straight year that the Tartans has won or had a share of the UAA Championship.
• This is the Tartans third UAA title with the other coming in 2016.

Up Next:

• The Tartans will conclude their fall season at the NCAA Preview October 29-31. The event will be held at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nevada.