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Racers Reach Semifinals Of Carpenter-Chaney Match Play
4/4/2022 5:34:00 PM | Men's Golf
After defeating Belmont in the morning match, the Racers took UT Martin to the wire in Tunica, Miss.
Seeded sixth, the Murray State men's golf team defeated 3-seed Belmont and fell to 2-seed UT Martin in the first day of competition at the inaugural Carpenter-Chaney Classic (April 4-5) at Tunica National Golf Club in Tunica, Miss.
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MSU's quarterfinal advancement came after the Racers and Bruins battled to a 2-2-2 tie in six matches. With no overtime being played in the eight-team event this week, all matches tied after 18 holes remained just that. The Racers advanced using tiebreaker of most holes won, where they won 32 and Belmont won 28. The Racers got wins from Connor Coombs who took down Belmont's Evan Davis 5-up and Kamaren Cunningham won his match by the same score over Jack Bergstrom.
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That pushed the Racers to the semifinals against 2-seed UT Martin where the Racers battled in a tight team match, but fell 4-2-0. Late in the match, there were four matches locked in a tie, but the Racers were only able to get wins from Cunningham with a up 2-up victory over UTM's Bryson Morrell and Walker Beck outlasted UTM's Cayden Chambers with a 1-up victory. MSU's Cunningham went 2-0 in his matches for the day. Coombs and Beck each won a match.
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After being the only lower seed to beat a higher seed in the quarterfinals, the Racers will play in the third-place match Tuesday morning against 4-seed Morehead State who lost 4-0-2 to 1-seed Tennessee Tech.
"It was a great day for our guys and a fun format that we embrace fully," said Racer Coach Daniel DeLuca. "Our guys showed today they can compete with anyone in this conference. We had a big win against Belmont this morning and a valiant effort this afternoon against UT Martin. The guys are working hard and having a lot of fun with one another. This is a great group, all 10 of them. I know we only travel with 5-6 players to tournaments, but the entire roster works extremely hard to push one another. It is paying off at the right time of the year. Go Racers!"
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Carpenter-Chaney Classic
April 4-5, 2022
Tunica National Golf Club – Tunica, Miss.
72/7,240 yards
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Quarterfinals
(6) Murray State defeated (3) Belmont 2-2-2 (Tiebreaker)
(2) UT Martin defeated (7) Austin Peay 5-0-1
(1) Tennessee Tech defeated (8) Tennessee State 4-1-1
(4) Morehead State defeated (5) SIUE 4-1-1
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Quarterfinal Results - Murray State vs Belmont
FINAL SCORE 2-2-2 – MUR advances on tiebreaker
TIED (MUR) Trey Lewis vs (BEL) Jack Uselton
TIED (MUR) Tyler Powell vs (BEL) Alex Whitehead
LOST 2-UP (MUR) Quinn Eaton vs (BEL) Coleman Jones
WON 5-UP (MUR) Kamaren Cunningham vs (BEL) Jack Bergstrom
LOST 1-UP (MUR) Walker Beck vs (BEL) Reeve Felner
WON 5-UP (MUR) Connor Coombs vs (BEL) Evan Davis
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Semifinals
(2) UT Martin defeated (6) Murray State 4-2-0
(1) Tennessee Tech defeated (4) Morehead State 4-0-2
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Semifinal Results - Murray State vs UT Martin
FINAL SCORE 4-2-0 – UTM advances
LOST 2-UP (MUR) Trey Lewis vs (UTM) Garrett Chumley
LOST 2-UP (MUR) Tyler Powell vs (UTM) Jonathan Xoinis
LOST 6-UP (MUR) Quinn Eaton vs (UTM) Tate Chumley
WON 2-UP (MUR) Kamaren Cunningham vs (UTM) Bryson Morrell
WON 1-UP (MUR) Walker Beck vs (UTM) Cayden Chambers
LOST 2-UP (MUR) Connor Coombs vs (UTM) Jacob Uehlien
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Consolation
(3) Belmont defeated (7) Austin Peay  3-2-1
(5) SIUE defeated (8) Tennessee State 5-1-0
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Tuesday Schedule
Championship
(1) Tennessee Tech vs (2) UT MartinÂ
Third Place
(6) Murray State vs (4) Morehead State
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Consolation
(7) Austin Peay vs (8) Tennessee State
(3) Belmont vs (5) SIUE
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About Murray State Athletics
Located in Murray, Kentucky, the athletics department of Murray State University is a NCAA Division I member and plays in the Football Championship Subdivision. The Racers have 15 programs including men's teams for baseball, basketball, cross country, football and golf and women's teams for basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball, as well as a mixed gender rifle team. Currently a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, the Racers will join the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1, 2022.
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MSU's quarterfinal advancement came after the Racers and Bruins battled to a 2-2-2 tie in six matches. With no overtime being played in the eight-team event this week, all matches tied after 18 holes remained just that. The Racers advanced using tiebreaker of most holes won, where they won 32 and Belmont won 28. The Racers got wins from Connor Coombs who took down Belmont's Evan Davis 5-up and Kamaren Cunningham won his match by the same score over Jack Bergstrom.
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That pushed the Racers to the semifinals against 2-seed UT Martin where the Racers battled in a tight team match, but fell 4-2-0. Late in the match, there were four matches locked in a tie, but the Racers were only able to get wins from Cunningham with a up 2-up victory over UTM's Bryson Morrell and Walker Beck outlasted UTM's Cayden Chambers with a 1-up victory. MSU's Cunningham went 2-0 in his matches for the day. Coombs and Beck each won a match.
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After being the only lower seed to beat a higher seed in the quarterfinals, the Racers will play in the third-place match Tuesday morning against 4-seed Morehead State who lost 4-0-2 to 1-seed Tennessee Tech.
"It was a great day for our guys and a fun format that we embrace fully," said Racer Coach Daniel DeLuca. "Our guys showed today they can compete with anyone in this conference. We had a big win against Belmont this morning and a valiant effort this afternoon against UT Martin. The guys are working hard and having a lot of fun with one another. This is a great group, all 10 of them. I know we only travel with 5-6 players to tournaments, but the entire roster works extremely hard to push one another. It is paying off at the right time of the year. Go Racers!"
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Carpenter-Chaney Classic
April 4-5, 2022
Tunica National Golf Club – Tunica, Miss.
72/7,240 yards
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Quarterfinals
(6) Murray State defeated (3) Belmont 2-2-2 (Tiebreaker)
(2) UT Martin defeated (7) Austin Peay 5-0-1
(1) Tennessee Tech defeated (8) Tennessee State 4-1-1
(4) Morehead State defeated (5) SIUE 4-1-1
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Quarterfinal Results - Murray State vs Belmont
FINAL SCORE 2-2-2 – MUR advances on tiebreaker
TIED (MUR) Trey Lewis vs (BEL) Jack Uselton
TIED (MUR) Tyler Powell vs (BEL) Alex Whitehead
LOST 2-UP (MUR) Quinn Eaton vs (BEL) Coleman Jones
WON 5-UP (MUR) Kamaren Cunningham vs (BEL) Jack Bergstrom
LOST 1-UP (MUR) Walker Beck vs (BEL) Reeve Felner
WON 5-UP (MUR) Connor Coombs vs (BEL) Evan Davis
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Semifinals
(2) UT Martin defeated (6) Murray State 4-2-0
(1) Tennessee Tech defeated (4) Morehead State 4-0-2
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Semifinal Results - Murray State vs UT Martin
FINAL SCORE 4-2-0 – UTM advances
LOST 2-UP (MUR) Trey Lewis vs (UTM) Garrett Chumley
LOST 2-UP (MUR) Tyler Powell vs (UTM) Jonathan Xoinis
LOST 6-UP (MUR) Quinn Eaton vs (UTM) Tate Chumley
WON 2-UP (MUR) Kamaren Cunningham vs (UTM) Bryson Morrell
WON 1-UP (MUR) Walker Beck vs (UTM) Cayden Chambers
LOST 2-UP (MUR) Connor Coombs vs (UTM) Jacob Uehlien
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Consolation
(3) Belmont defeated (7) Austin Peay  3-2-1
(5) SIUE defeated (8) Tennessee State 5-1-0
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Tuesday Schedule
Championship
(1) Tennessee Tech vs (2) UT MartinÂ
Third Place
(6) Murray State vs (4) Morehead State
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Consolation
(7) Austin Peay vs (8) Tennessee State
(3) Belmont vs (5) SIUE
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About Murray State Athletics
Located in Murray, Kentucky, the athletics department of Murray State University is a NCAA Division I member and plays in the Football Championship Subdivision. The Racers have 15 programs including men's teams for baseball, basketball, cross country, football and golf and women's teams for basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball, as well as a mixed gender rifle team. Currently a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, the Racers will join the Missouri Valley Conference on July 1, 2022.
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