The Emory University women's golf team won its third University Athletic Association championship Tuesday afternoon, defeating top-seeded Carnegie Mellon University 4-1 at Elks Run Golf Club in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The conference title is the third for the Eagles over the past four seasons and the first under Head Coach Liz Fernandes. The championships also brings Emory's department total to 223 in its history.
The Eagles avenged last year's UAA finals defeat to the Tartans by taking four of the five matches contested in the match-play format. Freshman Zimo Li, senior Ellen Dong and sophomore Esther Jung provided the match-clinching wins for the Eagles against the reigning national champions.
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Zimo Li (E) defeated Alexis Sudjianto (C) 4&3
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Carys Code (E) defeated Kaylin Yeoh (C) 1UP
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Esther Jung (E) defeated Nikita Jadhav (C) 4&3
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Wenna Zhang (C) defeated Sharon Mun (E) 3&1
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Ellen Dong (E) defeated Cecilia Jia (C) 5&4
At the conclusion of the two-day conference championship, the Eagles saw Li, Dong and Code selected to the All-Tournament team with Li claiming MVP acclaim. She is the third Eagle to earn UAA tournament MVP honors following Dong in 2022 and Mun in 2023.
Emory will now turn its attention to MCC Intercollegiate in Montgomery, Alabama on September 22 and 23.
