Little Rock fifth after opening round at Hot Springs Village

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Arkansas — Freshman Eleonore Aernouts finished tied for seventh after Sunday's opening round of the Diamante Intercollegiate to help Little Rock into a tie for fifth in the team standings at Diamante Country Club.
 
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Aernouts finished 2-under (70) with four birdies and the Trojans completed the first round at 2-over (290), one stroke back of fourth-place Memphis, and five out of third. California Baptist has the team lead at 7-under and Boston College (6-under) is second.
 
Anna Dawson – fresh off a OVC Golfer of the Week Award – finished even and is tied for 22^nd. Fehild Graesel also finished even. Agatha Alesson and Katja Mueller each finished 2-over (74) and is tied for 51^st, while Viktoria Krnacova is 3-over (75) and tied for 62^nd.
 
Round 2 is scheduled for Monday and will begin at 8:30 am.