Middle Tennessee Advances to Championship Match; Will Face Indiana/UCLA Winner at Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship

Middle Tennessee Advances to Championship Match; Will Face Indiana/UCLA Winner at Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship

RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. – Middle Tennessee has punched one ticket to the title match of the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship but will have to wait until tomorrow morning to find out if it will face top-seed Indiana or UCLA after play was suspended due to darkness at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. The semifinals will continue at 7:30 Tuesday morning.

The Bruins and Hoosiers have three matches remaining, all with two holes remaining. Indiana’s Seth Brandon and Alex Martin are 1-up in their two matches while UCLA’s Gregor Main holds a 1-up advantage in his match. The two teams have split their completed matches with Hoosier David Erdy winning 2 and 1 and the Bruin’s Connor Driscoll posting a 4 and 3 victory.
                         
Middle Tennessee’s run to the final was powered by a 4-1 victory of Florida State. Chas Narramore gave the Blue Raiders an early lead with a 7 and 6 victory. Rick Cochran (4 and 3), Kent Bulle (2 and 1) and Craig Smith (3 and 2) also won for Middle Tennessee.

Stanford downed Texas A&M, 3-2, and will face San Diego State who beat Texas Tech 3-2.

Alabama, San Diego, Arizona State and Chattanooga all won in the consolation bracket.
                                   
The final round will begin at 8:30 a.m.
                                              
Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship
Match Play Results
Semifinal Round
March 23

Championship Bracket
(1) Indiana vs. (5) UCLA
(7) Middle Tennessee def. (3) Florida State, 4-1
(8) Stanford def. (4) Texas A&M, 3-2
(2) San Diego State def. (6) Texas Tech, 3-2
                                              
Consolation Bracket
(12) Alabama def. (16) Duke, 4-1
(10) San Diego def. (14) Louisville, 4-1
(9) Arizona State vs. (13) Charlotte, 3-1-1
(11) Chattanooga vs. (15) UC Irvine, 3-1-1

Individual Match Results

Championship Bracket
(1) Indiana vs. (5) UCLA
Jorge Campillo, Indiana vs. Gregor Main, UCLA
Alex Martin, Indiana vs. Erik Flores, UCLA
Seth Brandon, Indiana vs. Philip Francis, UCLA
David Erdy, Indiana def. Beau Schoolcraft, UCLA, 2 and 1
Connor Driscoll, UCLA def. Drew Allenspach, Indiana, 4 and 3

(7) Middle Tennessee def. (3) Florida State, 4-1
Rick Cochran, Middle Tennessee def. Drew Kittleson, Florida State, 4 and 3
Chas Narramore, Middle Tennessee def. Matt Savage, Florida State, 7 and 6
Brooks Koepka, Florida State def. Jason Millard, Middle Tennessee, 3 and 1
Kent Bulle, Middle Tennessee def. Cameron Knight, Florida State, 2 and 1
Craig Smith, Middle Tennessee def. Seath Lauer, Florida State, 3 and 2

(8) Stanford def. (4) Texas A&M, 3-2
Bronson Burgoon, Texas A&M def. Steve Ziegler, Stanford, 7 and 6
Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M def. David Chung, Stanford, 1-up
Dodge Kemmer, Stanford def. Conrad Shindler, Texas A&M, 2-up
Sihwan Kim, Stanford def. John Hurley, Texas A&M, 4 and 3
Daniel Lim, Stanford def. Matt Van Zandt, Texas A&M, 2-up

(2) San Diego State def. Texas Tech, 3-2
Nils Floren, Texas Tech def. Johan Carlsson, San Diego State, 4 and 3
Andrew Cooley, San Diego State def. Santiago Rivas, Texas Tech, 1-up
Garrett Merrell, Texas Tech def. Matt Hoffenberg, San Diego State, 3 and 2
Alex Kang, San Diego State def. Chris Ward, Texas Tech, 2-up
Bryan Martin, San Diego State def. Will Griffin, Texas Tech, 5 and 4

Consolation Bracket
(13) Alabama def. (16) Duke, 4-1
Hunter Slatton, Alabama def. Adam Long, Duke, 4 and 3
Hunter Hamrick, Alabama def. Spencer Anderson, Duke, 2-up
Wes Roach, Duke def. Matthew Swan, Alabama, 1-up
Spencer Cole, Alabama def. Clark Klaasen, Duke, 2 and 1
Matt Hughes, Alabama def. Michael Quigliano, Duke, 1-up

(10) San Diego def. (14) Louisville, 4-1
Alex Ching, San Diego def. Adam Hadwin, Louisville, 3 and 2
Ian Coffman, San Diego def. Riley Wheeldon, Louisville, 4 and 2
Connor Arendell, Louisville def. Blake Trimble, San Diego, 3 and 1
Gunner Wiebe, San Diego def. Justin Dorward, Louisville, 6 and 4
Jason Shano, San Diego def. Chris Biuso, Louisville, 5 and 3

(9) Arizona State def. (12) Charlotte, 3-1-1
Stephan Gross, Arizona State def. Stefan Wiedergruen, Charlotte, 6 and 5
Corey Nagy, Charlotte def. Knut Borsheim, Arizona State, 2 and 1
Jesper Kennegard, Arizona State def. Paul Ferrier, Charlotte, 8 and 6
Tristan Bierenbroodspot, Arizona State def. Ryan Wilson, Charlotte, 3 and 2
Spencer Fletcher, Arizona State halved Blake Stark, Charlotte

(11) Chattanooga def. (15) UC Irvine, 3-1-1
Ben Rickett, Chattanooga halved John Chin, UC Irvine
Sean Shahi, UC Irvine def. Derek Rende, Chattanooga, 4 and 3
Stephan Jaeger, Chattanooga def. Roberto Francioni, UC Irvine, 7 and 6
Jonathan Hodge, Chattanooga def. Michael Im, UC Irvine, 2-up
Fredrik Qvicker, Chattanooga def. Shaun O’Meara, UC Irvine, 3 and 2