Bradenton, Fla. – First round action is complete at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Fla. Second-round matches are currently under way.

Top-seeded Arkansas downed Washington State 3-2. Sebastian Cappelen, Kolton Crawford and Thomas Sorensen all won for Arkansas.

The Razorbacks will face East Carolina, who defeated Iowa in the margin of victory tiebreaker six holes to five. Ryan Eibner and Eric Brady recorded 3 and 2 and 3 and 1 advantages. Iowa’s Barrett Kelpin led ECU’s Harold Varner 1-up in the final hole of the final match but Varner’s birdie on No. 18 halved the match and clinched the win for the Pirates.

Oklahoma State - the fourth seed - needed a come-from-behind victory against Colorado State. Kirby Pettitt gave Colorado State an early lead after winning 1-up before Brad Gehl evened the team score with a 1-up decision of his own. Talor Gooch and Zahkai Brown halved the next match before Patrick Winther and Tanner Kesterson closed out the match for Oklahoma State with a pair of 2-up matches.

Chattanooga handled host school South Florida, 4-1. Trey Valentine gave USF an early lead before the fifth-seeded Mocs claimed the final four matches.

Defending champion Duke advanced after defeating Arizona State, 3.5-1.5. Julian Suri, Brinson Paolini and Austin Cody all won for the Blue Devils.

Sixth-seeded Indiana will face Duke in the second round. The Hoosiers downed Kennesaw State, 3.5-1.5. Jeff Karlsson claimed the first match, 6 and 5, giving the Owls their only victory. Chase Wright, Brant Peaper and David Erdy countered with three-straight victories for Indiana.

Tennessee upset seventh-seeded Liberty, 3-2. The two sides split the first four matches before Tennessee’s Jay Vandeventer parred his final hole to win 1-up.

Second-seeded California advanced to the championship bracket after clipping UNCW, 3-2. UNCW picked up an early team point after Cal’s Joel Statler was unable to compete in his match. Brandon Hagy evened the match after a 9 and 7 win - the largest margin of victory in the history of the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship. Payne McLeod put UNCW back in the lead with a 5 and 4 victory. California closed out the match with 2 and 1 triumphs by Max Homa and Keelan Kilpatrick.

Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship
First Round Results
March 18

Team Results
(1) Arkansas def. (16) Washington State, 3-2
(9) East Carolina def. (8) Iowa, 2.5-2.5*
*East Carolina wins margin of victory tiebreaker 6 holes to 5
(4) Oklahoma State def. (13) Colorado State, 3.5-1.5
(5) Chattanooga def. (12) South Florida, 4-1
(3) Duke def. (14) Arizona State, 3.5-1.5
(6) Indiana def. (11) Kennesaw State, 3.5-1.5
(10) Tennessee def. (7) Liberty, 3-2
(2) California def. (15) UNCW, 3-2

Individual Match Results
(1) Arkansas def. (16) Washington State, 3-2
Sang Lee, Washington State def. Ethan Tracy, Arkansas, 3 and 1
Sebastian Cappelen, Arkansas def. Trent Sanders, Washington State, 3 and 2
Hank Frame, Washington State def. Austin Cook, Arkansas, 2 and 1
Kolton Crawford, Arkansas def. Michael Anderson, Washington State, 1-up
Thomas Sorensen, Arkansas def. Kent Hagen, Washington State, 3 and 1

(9) East Carolina def. (8) Iowa, 2.5-2.5*
Harold Varner, East Carolina halved Barrett Kelpin, Iowa
Steven Ihm, Iowa def. Adam Stephenson, East Carolina, 3 and 1
Chris Brant, Iowa def. David Watkins, East Carolina, 2 and 1
Ryan Eibner, East Carolina def. Ian Vandersee, Iowa, 3 and 2
Eric Brady, East Carolina def. Brian Bullington, Iowa, 3 and 1
*East Carolina wins margin of victory tiebreaker 6 holes to 5

(4) Oklahoma State def. (13) Colorado State, 3.5-1.5
Talor Gooch, Oklahoma State halved Zahkai Brown, Colorado State
Kirby Pettitt, Colorado State def. Sean Einhaus, Oklahoma State, 1-up
Brad Gehl, Oklahoma State def. Cameron Harrell, Colorado State, 1-up
Patrick Winther, Oklahoma State def. Mike Wuertz, Colorado State, 2-up
Tanner Kesterson, Oklahoma State def. Parker Edens, Colorado State, 2-up

(5) Chattanooga def. (12) South Florida, 4-1
Trey Valentine, South Florida def. Stephan Jaeger, Chattanooga, 5 and 4
Steven Fox, Chattanooga def. Branden Collins, South Florida, 4 and 3
Benjamin Weilguni, Chattanooga def. Devin Hernandez, South Florida, 3 and 1
Liam Johnston, Chattanooga def. Rick Kittelstad, South Florida, 7 and 5
Chris Robb, Chattanooga def. Bodi Karsono, South Florida, 4 and 3

(3) Duke def. (14) Arizona State, 3.5-1.5
Julian Suri, Duke def. Spencer Fletcher, Arizona State, 4 and 2
Brinson Paolini, Duke def. Mathias Schjoelberg, Arizona State, 3 and 2
Austin Cody, Duke def. Stan Gautier, Arizona State, 5 and 4
Austin Quick, Arizona State def. Yaroslav Merkoluv Duke, 2 and 1
Tim Gornik, Duke halved Cameron Palmer, Arizona State

(6) Indiana def. (11) Kennesaw State, 3.5-1.5
Chase Wright, Indiana def. Matt Nagy, Kennesaw State, 1-up
Jeff Karlsson, Kennesaw State def. David Mills, Indiana, 6 and 5
Brant Peaper, Indiana def. Jimmy Beck, Kennesaw State, 3 and 1
Corey Ziedonis, Indiana halved Ben Greene, Kennesaw State
David Erdy, Indiana def. Peder Hermansson, Kennesaw State, 4 and 2

(10) Tennessee def. (7) Liberty, 3-2
Robert Karlsson Liberty def. Garrick Porteous Tennessee, 3 and 1
Jay Vandeventer, Tennessee def. Ian McConnell, Liberty, 1-up
Chase Marineli, Liberty def. Brandon Rodgers, Tennessee, 4 and 3
Rick Lamb, Tennessee def. Max McKay, Liberty, 4 and 3
Marshall Talkington, Tennessee def. Niklas Lindstrom, Liberty, 4 and 3

(2) California def. (15) UNCW, 3-2
Max Homa, California def. Thomas Bass, UNCW, 2 and 1
Payne McLeod, UNCW def. Michael Kim, California, 5 and 4
Ryan Nagy, UNCW def. Joel Stalter, California, forfeit
Brandon Hagy, California def. Stefan Brewer, UNCW, 9 and 7
Keelan Kilpatrick, California def. Patrick Sawrey, UNCW, 2 and 1