May 6, 1999

HOUSTON, Texas - The 42nd-ranked Texas Tech women's golf team began play in the 1999 NCAA Women's Golf Championship West Regional by shooting an opening round total of 312, placing it in a tie for 12th place with the University of Tulsa.

The tournament is being held at the 6119 yard, par 72 Pine Forest Country Club. Texas A&M is the host school.

Junior Jamie Vannoy was the top Red Raider and is tied for 31st overall with a 77. Senior Brooke Lowrance and junior Heather Wrede are tied for 44th place. Both finished the day at 78. Senior Beth Covington carded a 79 which was good for a tie at 59th. Freshman Jennifer Newhouse shot an 88 placing her 101st.

Stanford leads the event after shooting a four-over-par total of 292. Arizona State and USC are tied for second at 299.

The individual leader is Arizona's Jenna Daniels who shot a two-under-par 70. USC's Nicole Dalkas, Nevada's Angie Yoon and Sasha Medina of New Mexico St. are all one stroke back at 71.

The top 10 teams and two individuals will advance to the NCAA Championships on May 19-22 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, joining the top nine squads and two individuals from the NCAA East Regional.

The three-day tournament will continue with 18 holes tomorrow, May 7 with the first tee time slated for 7:30 am.

Results:
Texas Tech		312		t12th		
Jamie Vannoy		77		t31st
Brooke Lowrance		78		t42nd
Heather Wrede		78		t42nd
Beth Covington		79		t57th
Jennifer Newhouse	88		101st

Team Standings:
1	Stanford		292
2	Arizona St.		299
	USC			299
4	Arizona			300
	New Mexico St.		300
6	Oregon			302
7	Oklahoma St.		307
8	TCU			308
	Texas			308
10	Pepperdine		310
11	San Jose St.		311
12	Texas Tech		312
	Tulsa			312
14	Texas A&M		313
15	Washington		315
16	San Diego St.		316
17	Oregon St.		318
18	Missouri		320
19	UCLA			321
20	New Mexico		326

Individual Top 10
1	Jenna Daniels		Arizona			70
2	Angie Yoon		Nevada			71
	Sasha Medina		New Mexico St.		71
	Nicole Dalkas		USC			71
5	Jody Niemann		Arizona St.		72
	Julie Dunn		Stanford		72
7	Katie Dunn		New Mexico St.		73	
	Maria Boden		Oklahoma St.		73
	Pam Sowden		Oregon			73
	Michelle Sperry		Stanford		73
	Hilary Homeyer		Stanford		73
	Kristin Dufour		Texas			73