State Amateur Match Play Championship

Round 6 Recap

Gennifer Mendez, North Port defeated Diane Lang of Weston 4 & 3 to capture the 76^th FWSGA State Amateur Match Play Championship at Southern Dunes Golf and Country Club May 2-6, 2005

Mendez, 17, the 12th seed, defeated 7th seed Diane Lang, 4 and 3 in the final match to secure the title. In route to the finals, Mendez defeated Sharon Keil in the first round 1 up. In the second round, Mendez rallied back from five down with five holes left to win the final five holes and win the match in 19 holes versus Sarah Phillips-Durst. Mendez advanced to the quarterfinals and upset 4th seed Terrell Italiano 2 and 1. In the semifinals, Mendez defeated Mary Jane Hiestand 3 and 2 to advance to the final match.                            

In the first flight, Therese Quinn, of Jacksonville, defeated Kathy Westlund, of Fort Meyers 3 & 2.  The second flight featured Pat Rogers of Tampa, defeating Marsha Funk of Palm Beach Gardens, 1 up.  The third flight had Christina Wood of Vero Beach, defeating Christine Martin of Clearwater 4 & 3. 

The Championship consisted of 96 players playing an 18-hole seeding round Monday, May 2 and advancing to match play Tuesday, May 3rd.  After the qualifying round, players were divided into 4 flights.  The championship flight consisted of 32 players with the additional 3 flights with 16 players in each.

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