March 28, 2004

ATHENS, Ga.

Head Coach Judi Pavon's golf squad all shot within two strokes of par with the program's second-best third-round total of 287 as the fivesome scorched the University of Georgia Golf Course in the final round of the Liz Murphey Collegiate in Athens, Ga. Overall, Tennessee finished in sixth place with an 892 (304-310-287). The final round outburst was also the team's best round since the final round of the 2002 Auburn Tiger Derby, when the Big Orange fired a 285.

The hosting Georgia Bulldogs out-did UT in the final round with a 285 to overtake Ohio State and claim the team title with an 865 (292-288-285). Duke's Brittany Lang out-dueled Ohio State's Lindsay Knowlton on the final day to seize the individual title with a 207 (66-73-68).

As for the orange-clads, sophomore Violeta Retamoza (Aguascalientes, Mexico) fired her 10th-career under-par round with a two-under 70 to tie for 14th place with a 221 (75-76-70). Fellow classmate Golda Johansson (Lund, Sweden) carded a one-over 73 for a tally of 224 (76-75-73) to tie for 28th place, while junior Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) tied for 31st place with a 225 (75-77-73) that included a one-over 73. Senior Mary Jan Fernandez (Henderson, Nev.) nailed a one-under 71 en route to a 40th-place-tying 227 (83-73-71), while junior Teesha Ash (Chattanooga, Tenn.), playing as an individual, wound up in a 46th-place tie with a 229 (76-75-78). Freshman Holly Cantwell (Morristown, Tenn.) rounded out the Tennessee performance with a 230 (78-78-74) to tie for 51st place.

Next up, the Lady Vols head for Greensboro, N.C., for the Bryan National Collegiate over April 2-4.

Liz Murphey Collegiate
At University of Georgia Golf Course (Athens, Ga.)

Team Scores:
1.	Georgia	292-288-285=865
2.	Ohio State	291-283-302=876
3.	Duke	292-291-294=877
4.	Oklahoma State	300-289-293=882
5.	Auburn	293-295-296=884
6.	TENNESSEE	304-301-287=892
7.	Michigan State	297-297-302=896
	Furman	310-293-293=896
9.	Florida State	305-302-292=899
10.	Wake Forest	302-306-293=901
11.	South Carolina	311-312-293=916
12.	Arkansas	306-310-303=919
13.	Ole Miss	305-316-299=920
14.	Mississippi State	305-314-307=926
15.	East Carolina	301-310-316=927
16.	Kent State	315-311-303=929
17.	Alabama	318-302-315=935
18.	Kentucky	322-315-318=955
Top Scorer (field=97):
1.	Brittany Lang, Duke	66-73-68=207
UT Scores:
t14.	Violeta Retamoza	75-76-70=221
t28.	Golda Johansson	76-75-73=224
t31.	Jessica Shepley	75-77-73=225
t40.	Mary Jan Fernandez	83-73-71=227
t46.	Teesha Ash *	76-75-78=229
t51.	Holly Cantwell	78-78-74=230

* - played as an individual