May 17, 2007

ALPHARETTA, GA -- ODU finished day one at The Golf Club of Georgia at 26 over par at the NCAA East Regional Tournament. Senior Stan Guerrero (Tijuana, Mexico) was the steadiest of Monarchs on the tough back nine and finished tied for 35th overall at 2 over par (74). Freshman Eric Onesi (Bear, DE) finished 5 over (77) and is tied for 78th. The tournament continues tomorrow and the Monarchs will tee off at 12:12.

Thirteenth ranked Georgia Tech currently leads the field with a 284 with top-ranked Georgia two strokes back at 286. ODU shot a 314 on day one and are currently 23rd overall.

Guerrero had three birdies on the front nine and played par golf on nine of the ten last holes to finish with a 74. Onesi finished with one birdie on the day and a 76 while fellow freshmen Matthew Rendell (Reading, England) finished with a 79 and John Murphy (Wilton, CT) finished with an 85. The Monarchs fifth golfer, sophomore Matt Watson (Chesapeake, VA), was just one over par through the first ten holes, but struggled on the back and finished with an 84.

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NCAA DI EAST REGIONAL
MEN'S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND ONE, PAR 72 (7020 yards)
Golf Club of Georgia, Alpharetta, Georgia

TEAM SCORE
1. Georgia Tech

321 (+33)

LEADERS:
1. Cameron Tringale (GT) 67
2. Chesson Hadley (GT) 68
T3. Chris Gold (UMD) 69
T3. Clark Klaasen (Duke) 69
T3. Bryan Roier (Jacksonville St.) 69

ODU GOLFERS:
T35. Stan Guerrero 74
T79. Eric Onesi 76
T108. Matt Rendell 79
T133. Matt Watson 84
T136. John Murphy 85