Racers Fall In 3rd Place Clash At Carpenter-Chaney Match Play

Seeded sixth, the Murray State men's golf team scored one win in three matches and settled for a fourth-place showing at the inaugural Carpenter-Chaney Classic (April 4-5) at Tunica National Golf Club in Tunica, Miss.

A day after beating Belmont, but losing to UT Martin in the semifinals, the Racers bowed out in the third-place game 3-2-1 to the Morehead State Eagles. Kamaren Cunningham went 3-0 in the event including a 3-up victory over Morehead's Cameron Travis. MSU's Connor Coombs posted his second match win over Blake Evans 1-up.

After being the only lower seed to beat a higher seed in the quarterfinals, the Racers went 6-9-3 in their three matches that included a win over Belmont and losses to UT Martin and Morehead State.

Murray State's next challenge is the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate (April 11-12) at Hermitage Golf Course in Nashville, Tennessee.

Carpenter-Chaney Classic
April 4-5, 2022
Tunica National Golf Club – Tunica, Miss.
72/7,240 yards

DAY TWO
Championship

Tennessee Tech defeated (2) UT Martin 3-2-1

3rd Place
(4) Morehead State defeated (6) Murray State 3-2-1

Third Place Results - Murray State vs Morehead State
FINAL SCORE 3-2-1 MOR
LOST 2&1 (MUR) Trey Lewis vs (MOR) Zac Viminitz
TIE (MUR) Tyler Powell vs (MOR) Ryan Gillum
LOST 6&4 (MUR) Quinn Eaton vs (MOR) Nolan Piazza
WON 3&2 (MUR) Kamaren Cunningham vs (MOR) Cameron Travis
LOST 3&2 (MUR) Walker Beck vs (MOR) Joe Muschong
WON 1-UP (MUR) Connor Coombs vs (MOR) Blake Evans
5th Place
(3) Belmont tied (5) SIUE 3-3-0

7th Place
(7) Austin Peay defeated (8) Tennessee State 5-0-1

DAY ONE
Semifinals
(2) UT Martin defeated (6) Murray State 4-2-0
(1) Tennessee Tech defeated (4) Morehead State 4-0-2

Semifinal Results - Murray State vs UT Martin
FINAL SCORE 4-2-0 UTM
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

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

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

Consolation
(3) Belmont defeated (7) Austin Peay 3-2-1
(5) SIUE defeated (8) Tennessee State 5-1-0

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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