Women’s Golf: Cavaliers fall to Golden Bears in ACC match play

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

The Virginia women’s golf team was eliminated in the first round of match play in the ACC Championship suffering a 3-2 defeat at the hands of California on Friday at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro.

Megan Propeck and Amanda Sambach picked up the two wins for Virginia. Propeck defeated Kaylyn Noh, 5&3, while Sambach secured a 2UP victory over Anna Molloy.

Cal picked up its first two wins when Adora Liu defeated UVA’s Jaclyn LaHa, 3&2, and Constance Fouillet picked up a 2&1 win over Virginia’s Chloe Schiavone.

Tied at 2-2, the deciding match between UVA’s Rebecca Skoler and Cal’s Claudia Lara Miravitlles was all square thru 18 holes. Lara Miravitlles secured the victory for Cal following a playoff.

The Cavaliers will host the Charlottesville Regional at Birdwood Golf Course May 5-7. The NCAA announces the field for this year’s championship on Wednesday (April 23) at 1 p.m. a total of six regional sites will hold qualifying events.

ACC Championship
Sedgefield Country Club
Greensboro, N.C.
Par 72, 6,092 yards
Match Play; First Round

CALIFORNIA 3, VIRGINIA 2
Match 1 – Adora Liu (Cal) def. Jaclyn LaHa (UVA), 3&2
Match 2 – Megan Propeck (UVA) def. Kaylyn Noh (Cal), 5&3
Match 3 – Amanda Sambach (UVA) def. Anna Molloy (Cal), 2UP
Match 4 – Claudia Lara Miravitlles (Cal) def. Rebecca Skoler (UVA), 19 Holes
Match 5 – Constance Fouillet (Cal) def. Chloe Schiavone (UVA), 2&1