Highlanders Place Seventh at Trysting Tree as Paez, Cortez Tie for 14th

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(Sept. 19, 2007) - Freshman Nick Paez and sophomore Andrew Cortez finished in a tie for 14th place and the UC Riverside Highlanders placed seventh overall at the Giustina Memorial Classic Tournament at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis, OR Tuesday.

Paez improved from 22nd place by shooting his second consecutive round of 71, finishing at one-under 215. Cortez, who started the day in 13th, dropped one spot with his one-over 73 to finish at 215 as well.

Sophomore Scott Clayton rounded out the top three, placing in 29th at 221 following his four-over 76 in the final round.

The tournament, which honors OSU booster Nat Giustina’s, is being played in a unique format that pairs the men’s and women’s teams from each school in a combined competition against the other schools. Teams play in foursomes that include one male and one female from each school. In combined play, the Highlanders men and women finished sixth overall with 1,791 strokes.