July 19, 2002

GLENVIEW, ILL. - UNC Sophomore golfer Dustin Bray was defeated in the second round of Fuji Xerox USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship by Japan's Yuusaku Miyasato 71-72. The United States is protecting a four-point lead in the round at The Glen Club.

Trailing 9-3 after the first round, the Japanese started quickly in Thursday's singles stroke-play matches winning four of the first six games and halving a fifth. The quick start forged a 12-12 tie in team points halfway through the round.

The U.S. answered the Japanese charge by winning four consecutive matches, including a 10-stroke victory by Vanderbilt senior Brandt Snedeker. Snedeker shot 65 (-7) and demolished the course record set yesterday by teammate Bryan Clarke (68).

Danielle Downey, Gregg Jones, Brock Mackenzie and Chris Nallen also posted victories for the United States. Nallen was the only other American to break 70 today, as he carded a 4-under-par 68.

Japan's Shintaro Kai posted his second-straight under-70 round in the day's final match. Kai shot 66 to follow yesterday's 69, and stands one stroke ahead of Snedeker in the race for medalist honors.

Play concludes tomorrow at The Glen Club with 12 singles stroke-play.

Singles stroke-play score of Japanese player vs. stroke-play score of American player. Winner earns two team points, halved match worth one point for each team

Second Round Team Points: USA leads Japan, 20-16.
Second Round Singles Results:

Women
JAPAN Hitomi Matsumura
def. USA Kelli Kamimura, 76-80

USA Danielle Downey
def. JAPAN Izumi Narita, 68-71

JAPAN Kyoko Furuya
halved with USA Christi Cano, 74-74

JAPAN Chiharu Tsunekawa
def. USA Kristy McPherson, 72-74

Men
JAPAN Satoshi Sakamoto
def. USA Clint Colbert, 74-76

JAPAN Toyokazu Fujishima
def. USA Kris Mikkelsen, 69-70

USA Gregg Jones
def. JAPAN Haruo Fujishima, 72-74

USA Brock Mackenzie
def. JAPAN Riki Ikeda, 71-75

USA Brandt Snedeker
def. JAPAN Kunihiro Kamii, 65-75

USA Chris Nallen
def. JAPAN Kiyota Taichiro, 68-69

JAPAN Yuusaku Miyasato
def. USA Dustin Bray, 71-72

JAPAN Shintaro Kai
def. USA Bryan Clarke, 66-75