TACOMA, Wash. - UC Riverside opened play at the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational on Monday with 36 holes, entering Tuesday's final round tied for ninth at the Tacoma Country & Golf Club. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• UCR shot a 297 (+9) in round one and 299 (+11) in round two. 
• Mitzi Duarte was UCR's leader after 18 holes as one of two Highlanders to shoot a 74 (+2), joining Mylan Hirata. Duarte parred eight of nine holes on the front nine while Vanessa Betancourt parred seven of nine on the front nine. 
• Janna Andaya shot a 72 (E) in round one and followed that up with a 73 (+1) in round two to enter Tuesday tied for 11th as UCR's leader in the clubhouse. Betancourt also shot a 73 (+1) in round two. 

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

• Andaya started the day with back-to-back birdies in round one and ended the day birdying seven of 36 holes. 
• Betancourt parred her first three holes of each round, as UCR is sixth in the field with 59 pars entering Tuesday.  
• Duarte kept the card clean for the first six holes of round two while Hirata started with a bogey before parring seven of her next eight holes with a birdie on one. 

UP NEXT

• UCR will complete its third trip to the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday with the final round of the Pat Lesser Harbottle Invitational.