Area Roundup: Washington State’s Nick Mandell ties for eighth in Southwestern Invitational
Washington State’s Nick Mandell shot a 3-under 213 for the three rounds to finish tied for eighth in the Southwestern Invitational at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, California on Tuesday.
Mandell was joined by Derek Bailey (+20, T17) and Zach Anderson (+4, T20) in the top 25, while Idaho’s top finisher was Ryan Porch, at 6-over 222, tied for 28th.
Pepperdine’s Sahith Theegala won the individual title at 10-under 206 and Pepperdine won the team title.
Women’s golf
Idaho’s Sophie Hausmann took individual honors at The Gold Rush tournament at the par-72 Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach, California.
Hausmann shot 70-69-65, 12-under par for the three-day event.
The Vandals were third in the team competition, while Gonzaga finished fifth. San Jose State won the team title.
Gonzaga’s top finisher was Bianca Pagdanganan (73-71-75, +3), who ended up in a tie for seventh. It was Pagdanganan’s second top-10 finish this season and eighth in her career.
Idaho’s Michelle Kim finished in a tie for 13th with Gonzaga’s Ciera Min.
Tennis
For the third week in a row, Gonzaga women have earned a West Coast Conference weekly award as sophomores Nevada Apollo and Domonique Garley were named WCC Doubles Team of the Week Tuesday.
After moving up to No. 1 doubles for the first time in their careers, Apollo and Garley picked up a pair of wins over Montana and Utah State last weekend. The two sophomores have gone 8-3 as a doubles pair this year, the best record of any pair that has played at least three matches.
This is the third weekly conference honor for the Bulldogs.