ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Old Dominion senior women's golfer Jana Melichova shot a 3-over 74 on the second day at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional on Tuesday and is tied for fourth overall at 1-over.
"Even though her score was higher today, Jana was much more impressive than in round one," ODU head coach Mallory Kane said. "She showed a lot of mental toughness to overcome a slow start and post another good round. Jana faced a number of really good shots today and she handled each one really well. She is in great shape heading into the final round. We are excited to see what she will do tomorrow!"
With one round remaining, the Pikovice, Czech Republic native is four strokes behind leader Natasha Andrea Oon of San Jose State who is 3-under. Jennifer Cleary of Virginia is second at 2-under and Ela Anacona of Arkansas is third at even par. Melichova is tied for fourth with Lucia Lopez-Ortega of San Jose State, Amanda Sambach of Virginia and Emily Mahar of Virginia Tech.
Melichova began her round with bogies on the first four holes but rebounded with a birdie on two of the next three holes to get to 2-over through the front nine. She notched five-straight pars to begin the back nine and knocked in a birdie on the par-4 15th hole. Melichova followed the birdie with back-to-back bogies before a par to end her round to finish with a 74.
The top four teams of the regional advance along with the top two individuals on non-advancing teams to the NCAA Women's Golf Championship held May 20-25 at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. After two rounds, Melichova and Mahar are in the individual advancing positions, while Virginia, San Jose State, Arkansas and Michigan are in position to advance as teams.
Melichova tees off Wednesday at 8:55 a.m.
Melichova Remains in Contention After Second Round at NCAA Regionals
Jana Melichova