November 6, 1998

LUFKIN, Texas - Texas Tech University senior golfer Philip Tate is tied for first with four other golfers after the first round of the 54-hole Crown Classic.

The second round was not completed due to darkness and will be completed Saturday morning before the third round begins. Six teams did not finish their second round of play at the par-72, 6,692-yard Crown Colony Country Club.

Tate, thanks to a 1-over-par 73, is tied with Stephen F. Austin's Lance Dunaway, Sam Houston's Phil Sinitiere, Rice's C.W. Mallon and UT-Arlington's Charan Thethy.

The Red Raiders as a team are tied for 10th with Wichita State after the first round with a 25-over-par 313. UT-Arlington, with a 10-over 298, holds a four-stroke advantage over Tennessee (302). Baylor (308) is third, Rice (310) fourth and North Texas (311) fifth.

Individually, Tate's four teammates, Matt Loving, Corey Henegar, Alex Armstrong and Blake Smith, each shot 8-over rounds of 80 and are tied for 47th.

t10th Texas Tech 313

t1 Philip Tate 39-34 73

t47 Matt Loving 39-41 80

Corey Henegar 39-41 80

Alex Armstrong 41-39 80

Blake Smith 43-37 80

Team Totals

Texas-Arlington 298

Tennessee 302

Baylor 308

Rice 310

North Texas 311

Lamar 312

McNeese State 312

Stephen F. Austin 312

Texas-Pan American 312

Texas Tech 313

Wichita State 313

Sam Houston State 314

Southwest Texas St. 317

Arkansas-Little Rock 317

Oral Roberts 318

Southeastern La. 321

Louisiana Tech 325

Texas-San Antonio 328