Nov. 2, 2002

AUBURN, Ala.

The No. 11 University of Tennessee Lady Vol golf team kept the pressure on the rest of the field at the 2002 Auburn Tiger Derby after firing a 297 to register the second-lowest two-day total in program and Tiger Derby history with a 586 (289-297). UT currently leads No. 7 Texas and tournament host No. 3 Auburn by two shots apiece as the Longhorns (294-294) and Tigers (291-297) both carded two-day 588s. Georgia's Summer Sirmons opened up a one shot lead over Auburn's Diana Ramage and Arizona's Erica Blasberg with a two-day 3-under 141 (69-72).

Freshman Golda Johansson (Lund, Sweden) trails Sirmons by two shots with a two-day 1-under 143, which is tied for the seventh-lowest 36-hole total in program history, to claim sole possession of fourth place. Freshman Violeta Retamoza (Aquascalientes, Mexico) matched her career-low round with a 2-under 70 to accumulate a two-day even-par 144 and blitz the field to move up 16 spots into a fifth-place tie with a pair of golfers. Team captain Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) sits in a 13th-place tie after a two-day 3-over 147. Junior Tai Perry (Unionville, Pa.) carded a two-day 8-over 152 to tie for 31st, while Mary Jan Fernandez (Henderson, Nev.) recorded a two-day 11-over 155 to tie for 46th.

The Lady Vols are facing their toughest test to date this weekend as the Tiger Derby features the top seven teams in the country (No. 1 Duke, No. 2 Arizona, No. 3 Auburn, No. 4 Oklahoma State, No. 5 Vanderbilt, No. 6 Florida and No. 7 Texas) and a total of 10 of the Top 25 ranked schools in the nation (No. 9 Southern California, No. 12 Georgia and No. 20 South Carolina).

UT concludes the Tiger Derby, and the fall season, Sunday with a shotgun start at 8:00 a.m.

Auburn Tiger Derby
At Auburn University Club (Auburn)

Team Scores:
1.	No. 11 TENNESSEE	289-297=586
2.	No. 3 Auburn	291-297=588
	No. 7 Texas	294-294=588
4.	No. 2 Arizona	296-293=589
5.	No. 1 Duke	294-299=593
6.	No. 6 Florida	303-293=596
7.	No. 9 Southern California	296-304=600
	No. 20 South Carolina	299-304=600
9.	No. 4 Oklahoma State	300-301=601
10.	No. 5 Vanderbilt	308-294=602
11.	No. 12 Georgia	298-310=608
12.	TCU	310-316=626
13.	Louisiana State	311-322=633
Top Scorers:
1.	Summer Sirmons, Georgia	69-72=141
UT Scores:
4.	Golda Johansson	70-73=143
T5.	Violeta Retamoza	74-70=144
T13.	Jessica Shepley	71-76=147
T31.	Tai Perry	74-78=152
T46.	Mary Jan Fernandez	77-78=155