April 11, 2006

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. - UT Arlington improved their play by 10 shots in the second round and moved from eighth to fourth place after the first day of the SMC/Merrill Lynch Invitational at Poppy Hills Golf Course Monday.

UTA's second round 296 left them with a 36-hole total of 602, one stroke behind Boise State and nine back of the tournament leader Xavier. Lamar stands in second place with a 594, one shot back of the leaders.

Senior Jeff Murray and junior Ryan Zamorano had the best rounds of the day with a 73 in the afternoon round. Zack Reeves remained in the top 20 with his second 75 of the day and stands tied for 16th at 150. Tyrone Mordt had a second round 75 and sits at 153. Michael Douthit had a 79 in the afternoon and is at 156.

Fresno State's Jason Anthony leads the tournament with a 143, two shots ahead of Weber State's Barry Schenk. Five golfers are tied at 147.

Final round action is scheduled for a 7 a.m. start on Tuesday.

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