University of Tennessee Athletics
Monday, May 10
Simpsonville, KY | University of Louisville Golf Club
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NCAA Regionals
Women’s Golf Central: NCAA Regionals
May 09, 2021 | Women's Golf
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. – The Tennessee women's golf team is gearing up for NCAA postseason action, ahead of the Louisville Regional this week.
The Lady Vols are coming off of their lowest team score of the season, as they shot 11-under (853) at the SEC Championship in Birmingham, Alabama.
No. 10-seeded Tennessee is one of just nine women's golf programs to make all 28 NCAA Regionals, which began in the spring of 1993.
The top six teams at each regional site and the top three individuals not on those teams will advance to the NCAA Championship at Greyhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, from May 20-26.
17 teams accompany Tennessee in the Regional, including SEC foes South Carolina, Auburn and Arkansas. The Regional is hosted by No. 12-seeded Louisville.
LADY VOLS' LINEUP
Micheala Williams-Luck
As a graduate student, Williams-Luck enters her fourth trip to the NCAA Regionals as Tennessee's leader in NCAA postseason experience.
At the SEC Championship In April, she registered three under-par rounds to finish tied for 13th place with a three-day score of 7-under, 209. That score marked the 11-best score after 54 holes in Lady Vol program history.
At the Auburn Regional in 2019, Williams-Luck finished in a tie for 13th place.
Vanessa Gilly
Gilly enters her first NCAA Regional action after posting the second-best finish of her freshman campaign at the SEC Championship, with a three-day score of -6 (210). Her first round score of 67 in Birmingham stands as her career-best score for a single round.
Mikayla Bardwell
As a junior, Bardwell owns a team-low average of 73.93 this season. At the SEC Championship, she finished tied for 41st after shooting 1-over, 217.
Kayla Holden
In Holden's debut SEC Championship appearance in April, the freshman logged a score of +2 (218). She finished in a tie for 45th after finishing the tournament with back-to-back days of even-par scoring.
Nicole Whiston
Whiston wrapped up the SEC Championship in a tie for 58th, with a three-day score of +8 (224). This week marks her first NCAA postseason action and the 17th tournament of her career.
THE FIELD
No. 1 South Carolina, No. 8 Florida State, No. 9 Auburn, No. 16 Texas, No. 17 Arkansas, No. 23 Texas Tech, No. 25 UCLA, No. 32 Michigan State, No. 34 UCF, No. 39 Tennessee, No. 41 North Florida, No. 48 Louisville, No. 51 Texas-San Antonio, No. 56 Mercer, No. 58 College of Charleston, No. 96 Xavier, No. 118 James Madison, No. 197 Fairleigh Dickinson
NOTES
• After scoring under par in each of the three SEC Championship rounds, Micheala Williams-Luck holds sole possession of second place on Tennessee's all-time list of most rounds of par or better in a career, with 49.The program record of 51 is held by Erica Popson.
• The NCAA Regional this week will serve as the tenth tournament for the Lady Vols this season. It will also mark the fifth tournament of the year to include the five members of this week's lineup.
COURSE INFORMATION
University of Louisville Golf Club – Par 72 – 6,289 yards
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring will be provided by Golfstat and can be found here.
TEE TIMES
Monday, May 10 – First Round – 8:50 a.m. ET with North Florida and Louisville
Nicole Whiston – 8:50 a.m. ET (Hole 10)
Kayla Holden – 9:00 a.m. ET (Hole 10)
Mikayla Bardwell – 9:10 a.m. ET (Hole 10
Vanessa Gilly – 9:20 a.m. ET (Hole 10)
Micheala Williams-Luck – 9:30 a.m. ET (Hole 10)
Tuesday, May 11 – Second Round – TBD
Wednesday, May 12 – Third Round – TBD
The Lady Vols are coming off of their lowest team score of the season, as they shot 11-under (853) at the SEC Championship in Birmingham, Alabama.
No. 10-seeded Tennessee is one of just nine women's golf programs to make all 28 NCAA Regionals, which began in the spring of 1993.
The top six teams at each regional site and the top three individuals not on those teams will advance to the NCAA Championship at Greyhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, from May 20-26.
17 teams accompany Tennessee in the Regional, including SEC foes South Carolina, Auburn and Arkansas. The Regional is hosted by No. 12-seeded Louisville.
LADY VOLS' LINEUP
Micheala Williams-Luck
As a graduate student, Williams-Luck enters her fourth trip to the NCAA Regionals as Tennessee's leader in NCAA postseason experience.
At the SEC Championship In April, she registered three under-par rounds to finish tied for 13th place with a three-day score of 7-under, 209. That score marked the 11-best score after 54 holes in Lady Vol program history.
At the Auburn Regional in 2019, Williams-Luck finished in a tie for 13th place.
Vanessa Gilly
Gilly enters her first NCAA Regional action after posting the second-best finish of her freshman campaign at the SEC Championship, with a three-day score of -6 (210). Her first round score of 67 in Birmingham stands as her career-best score for a single round.
Mikayla Bardwell
As a junior, Bardwell owns a team-low average of 73.93 this season. At the SEC Championship, she finished tied for 41st after shooting 1-over, 217.
Kayla Holden
In Holden's debut SEC Championship appearance in April, the freshman logged a score of +2 (218). She finished in a tie for 45th after finishing the tournament with back-to-back days of even-par scoring.
Nicole Whiston
Whiston wrapped up the SEC Championship in a tie for 58th, with a three-day score of +8 (224). This week marks her first NCAA postseason action and the 17th tournament of her career.
THE FIELD
No. 1 South Carolina, No. 8 Florida State, No. 9 Auburn, No. 16 Texas, No. 17 Arkansas, No. 23 Texas Tech, No. 25 UCLA, No. 32 Michigan State, No. 34 UCF, No. 39 Tennessee, No. 41 North Florida, No. 48 Louisville, No. 51 Texas-San Antonio, No. 56 Mercer, No. 58 College of Charleston, No. 96 Xavier, No. 118 James Madison, No. 197 Fairleigh Dickinson
NOTES
• After scoring under par in each of the three SEC Championship rounds, Micheala Williams-Luck holds sole possession of second place on Tennessee's all-time list of most rounds of par or better in a career, with 49.The program record of 51 is held by Erica Popson.
• The NCAA Regional this week will serve as the tenth tournament for the Lady Vols this season. It will also mark the fifth tournament of the year to include the five members of this week's lineup.
COURSE INFORMATION
University of Louisville Golf Club – Par 72 – 6,289 yards
LIVE SCORING
Live scoring will be provided by Golfstat and can be found here.
TEE TIMES
Monday, May 10 – First Round – 8:50 a.m. ET with North Florida and Louisville
Nicole Whiston – 8:50 a.m. ET (Hole 10)
Kayla Holden – 9:00 a.m. ET (Hole 10)
Mikayla Bardwell – 9:10 a.m. ET (Hole 10
Vanessa Gilly – 9:20 a.m. ET (Hole 10)
Micheala Williams-Luck – 9:30 a.m. ET (Hole 10)
Tuesday, May 11 – Second Round – TBD
Wednesday, May 12 – Third Round – TBD
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