March 18, 2012

2012 GCAA Match Play Day One Brackets Updated

The Sun Devil men's golf team fell to Duke in the first round but came back with a win over Kennesaw State in the consolation round in the first day of play Sunday at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship. The event is being held at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla. Arizona State will face Liberty on Monday.

Freshman Austin Quick won both of his matches on the day, topping Ben Greene of Kennesaw State 1-up and beating Yaroslave Merkkluv of Duke 2 and 1.

Duke, the defending tournament champion, has now won seven straight matches in the event heading into Monday.

Third-round matches will begin Monday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. in Arizona.

CONSOLATION ROUND: (14) Arizona State def. (11) Kennesaw State, 3-2
Matt Nagy, Kennesaw State def. Spencer Fletcher, Arizona State, 4 and 2
Mathias Schjoelberg, Arizona State def. Jeff Karlsson, Kennesaw State, 6 and 5
Stan Gautier, Arizona State def. Jimmy Beck, Kennesaw State, 1-up
Austin Quick, Arizona State def. Ben Greene, Kennesaw State, 1-up
Peder Hermansson, Kennesaw State def. Cameron Palmer, Arizona State, 6 and 4

FIRST ROUND (3) Duke def. (14) Arizona State, 3.5-1.5
Julian Suri, Duke def. Spencer Fletcher, Arizona State, 4 and 2
Brinson Paolini, Duke def. Mathias Schjoelberg, Arizona State, 3 and 2
Austin Cody, Duke def. Stan Gautier, Arizona State, 5 and 4
Austin Quick, Arizona State def. Yaroslav Merkoluv Duke, 2 and 1
Tim Gornik, Duke halved Cameron Palmer, Arizona State