UC Irvine is tied for seventh place following first round completion of the NCAA West Regional at the Tucson National Golf Club in Tucson, Ariz. The Anteaters shot a five-under-par 283 and share seventh place with Stanford and Pepperdine. Cal Poly sits in a tie for 18th place after shooting a two-over-par 290. Day two of the regional begins tomorrow morning with the first of five UC Irvine golfers teeing off at 12:12 p.m.

The Anteaters had three golfers shoot under par rounds of golf, led by junior Brian Edick and sophomore Kenny Kim with 3-under rounds of 69. Sophomore Garrett Sapp carded a 2-under round of 70. UCI is only four shots out of second place. Florida is the first round leader with a score of 273, 15-under par.

Cal Poly received a career-best performance from sophomore David Lewinski, who is tied for sixth after his first round 68. Lewinski had six birdies on the par-72, 7,200 yard layout to pace the Mustangs. Sophomore J.J. Scurich recorded a 1-over-par 73 and sophomore Kevin O'Brien had a 74. The Mustangs, who saw Big West Golfer of the Year Travis Bertoni bogey three of the first five holes and finish at 3-over-par 75, are tied with Louisville, New Mexico and San Diego State in 18th place.

Long Beach State junior Ryan Wood, competing as an individual, fired a first round 7-over-par 79.

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