Erica Pellegrini, a two-time All-Delco during her days at
Garnet Valley, got right back in the swing at The Citadel as she opened the
spring campaign of her senior year by posting the Bulldogs’ low total at the
Wofford Spring Invitational early last week.
Pellegrini missed the spring campaign a year ago as well as
the fall portion of the 2013-14 season while studying abroad in Spain. But the
two-time PIAA medalist showed she’s still got some game as she posted rounds of
79 and 80 over The Country Club of Spartanburg layout for a 159 total that left
her in 15th place.
Pellegrini finished a shot ahead of teammate Eraina Manor, a
sophomore who was in a three-way tie for 16th at 160. Junior Kellie
Anderson had rounds of 82 and 82 for a 167 total that left her in 32nd
place. Manor and Anderson were The Citadel’s top performers during the fall
portion of the schedule.
Junior McKenzie Duncan had rounds of 93 and 88 to finish in
38th place at 191 and freshman Renata Sucha rounded out the scoring
for The Citadel with rounds of 90 and 95 and in a three-way tie for 39th
at 195.
The Citadel had team rounds of 335 and 329 to finish last of
the six teams in the tournament at 664. High Point (302-311—613) edged
Gardner-Webb (300-315—615) and host Wofford (305-312—617) to claim the team
title.
The Citadel was scheduled to get right back it beginning
Sunday at the Kiawah Spring Classic at the Oak Point and Cougar Point courses
at the Kiawah Island Resort on Kiawah Island, S.C. The three-day event will
include 36 schools with Penn State, Kentucky, Delaware and Bucknell among them.
Calamaro keeps battling at Illinois
Jackie Calamaro, the 2009 PIAA champion as a senior at
Radnor, is one of three players battling for the fifth spot on a very
competitive Illinois team as the Illini’s spring season starts kicking into
high gear.
The Illini opened their season with their annual trip to
Venice, Fla. in early February for the Illinois Challenge, an old-fashioned
dual match with cross-state rival Illinois State.
Calamaro, a redshirt junior, won her singles match, 1-up,
over Carlee Cossell and teamed with Emily
Joers to grab a point in a four-ball match with a 6 and 4 decision over
Cossell and Maggie Ambrose. The Illini won the day, 9.5-2.5.
Calamaro is battling juniors Erin Ahern and Michelle Mayer
for the five spot on the Illinois travel team.
Ahern got the nod as the Illini traveled to Peoria, Ariz. early
last week for the Westbrook Spring Invitational at the Westbrook Village Golf
Club and she made the most of the opportunity with solid rounds of 74, 74 and
75 for a 224 total that left her in a tie for 51st.
Illinois had its best round in the final round, a 290 total
that left it in eighth place at 875. The Illini, however, were only six shots
out of a tie for fourth. Big Ten rival Ohio State ran away with the team title
at 838, 10 shots clear of runnerup Oregon. Tournament host Wisconsin, another
Big Ten entrant, finished third at 859.
Illinois has a solid first four of freshman Stephanie Miller,
senior Ember Schuldt, redshirt junior Sam Postillion and Joers, a freshman.
Miller finished tied for sixth with a 3-under 213 at the
Westbrook. Schuldt was in a tie for 18th at 1-over 217, Postillion
was in a tie for 39th at 5-over 221 and Joers struggled a little in
finishing 71st at 13-over 229. Ahern’s solid 8-over finish was five
shots better than Joers.
So Calamaro has some work to do if she plans to see her old high
school rival, Purdue junior Aurora Kan, at the Insperity Lady Jaguar Tournament
in Augusta, Ga. in a couple of weeks.
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