University of Tennessee Athletics

Lady Vols Advance To Match Play Quarterfinals At SEC Championships
April 16, 2025 | Women's Golf
BELLEAIR, Fla. â The Tennessee women's golf team advanced to the match play quarterfinals at the SEC Championships after finishing stroke play in eighth place.
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The Lady Vols will be the No. 8 seed and are set to face off against No. 1 seed South Carolina on Thursday morning. The winner of that match will advance to the semifinals later that Thursday afternoon. Semifinal matches can be streamed digitally on SEC Network+.Â
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This marks the second time under head coach Diana Cantu that UT has advanced to the match play portion of SEC Championships.
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Tennessee shot 7-over through 54 holes of stroke play competition, including a 1-over 281 in round three.
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Manassanan Chotikabhukkana put up a powerful performance in round three, firing a 4-under 66 with five birdies to tie for seventh. The junior's round three score propelled her 17 spots up the leaderboard to secure the top-10 finish.
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Sophomore Martina Lopez-Lanchares concluded stroke play tied for 18th after shooting 1-over overall, including a pair of 70s in rounds one and three.
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Sophomore Sofie Engeseth gave UT a contributing round each day to tie for 31st.
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Kyra Van Kan and Bailey Davis both tied for 55th during stroke play at the SEC Championships.
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TEAM LEADERBOARD (stroke play results)
The top eight teams advance to the match play quarterfinals
1. South Carolina, 824 (-16)
2. LSU, 830 (-10)
3. Texas, 835 (-5)
4. Ole Miss, 839 (-1)
5. Mississippi State, 841 (+1)
6. Arkansas, 845 (+5)
7. Florida, 846 (+6)
8. Tennessee, 847 (+7)
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9. Auburn, 853 (+13)
10. Texas A&M, 861 (+21)
11. Kentucky, 862 (+22)
12. Alabama, 863 (+23)
13. Missouri, 869 (+29)
14. Oklahoma, 872 (+32)
15. Vanderbilt, 880 (+40)
16. Georgia, 898 (+58)
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INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
T7. Manassanan Chotikabhukkana, 72-70-66â208 (-2)
T18. Martina Lopez-Lanchares, 70-71-70â211 (+1)
T31. Sofie Engeseth, 71-71-72â214 (+4)
T55. Kyra Van Kan, 74-71-75â220 (+10)
T55. Bailey Davis, 70-77-73â220 (+10)
PAIRINGS
Thursday, April 16 â Match Play Quarterfinals vs. South Carolina
8:00am ET â Sofie Engeseth (UT) vs. Maylis Lamoure (SC)
8:10am ET â Bailey Davis (UT) vs. Sophia Burnett (SC)
 8:20am ET â Kyra Van Kan (UT) vs. Eila Galitsky (SC)
8:30am ET â Martina Lopez-Lanchares (UT) vs. Hannah Darling (SC)
8:40am ET - Manassanan Chotikabhukkana (UT) vs. Louise Rydqvist (SC)
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The Lady Vols will be the No. 8 seed and are set to face off against No. 1 seed South Carolina on Thursday morning. The winner of that match will advance to the semifinals later that Thursday afternoon. Semifinal matches can be streamed digitally on SEC Network+.Â
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This marks the second time under head coach Diana Cantu that UT has advanced to the match play portion of SEC Championships.
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Tennessee shot 7-over through 54 holes of stroke play competition, including a 1-over 281 in round three.
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Manassanan Chotikabhukkana put up a powerful performance in round three, firing a 4-under 66 with five birdies to tie for seventh. The junior's round three score propelled her 17 spots up the leaderboard to secure the top-10 finish.
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Sophomore Martina Lopez-Lanchares concluded stroke play tied for 18th after shooting 1-over overall, including a pair of 70s in rounds one and three.
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Sophomore Sofie Engeseth gave UT a contributing round each day to tie for 31st.
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Kyra Van Kan and Bailey Davis both tied for 55th during stroke play at the SEC Championships.
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TEAM LEADERBOARD (stroke play results)
The top eight teams advance to the match play quarterfinals
1. South Carolina, 824 (-16)
2. LSU, 830 (-10)
3. Texas, 835 (-5)
4. Ole Miss, 839 (-1)
5. Mississippi State, 841 (+1)
6. Arkansas, 845 (+5)
7. Florida, 846 (+6)
8. Tennessee, 847 (+7)
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9. Auburn, 853 (+13)
10. Texas A&M, 861 (+21)
11. Kentucky, 862 (+22)
12. Alabama, 863 (+23)
13. Missouri, 869 (+29)
14. Oklahoma, 872 (+32)
15. Vanderbilt, 880 (+40)
16. Georgia, 898 (+58)
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INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
T7. Manassanan Chotikabhukkana, 72-70-66â208 (-2)
T18. Martina Lopez-Lanchares, 70-71-70â211 (+1)
T31. Sofie Engeseth, 71-71-72â214 (+4)
T55. Kyra Van Kan, 74-71-75â220 (+10)
T55. Bailey Davis, 70-77-73â220 (+10)
PAIRINGS
Thursday, April 16 â Match Play Quarterfinals vs. South Carolina
8:00am ET â Sofie Engeseth (UT) vs. Maylis Lamoure (SC)
8:10am ET â Bailey Davis (UT) vs. Sophia Burnett (SC)
 8:20am ET â Kyra Van Kan (UT) vs. Eila Galitsky (SC)
8:30am ET â Martina Lopez-Lanchares (UT) vs. Hannah Darling (SC)
8:40am ET - Manassanan Chotikabhukkana (UT) vs. Louise Rydqvist (SC)
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