Waynesburg, Pa. – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's golf team opened the Mason-Dixon Classic with a 292 (+4) during the opening round on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Ducks sat in sixth place at press time, trailing Swarthmore, Roanoke, a pair of teams from Gettysburg and Stevenson.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Arav Tank led the Ducks with a 1-under 71 through the first 18 holes. After notching back-to-back birdies on Nos. 1 and 2, Tank closed out the front nine with a birdie on No. 8. He played the back nine at 1-under and was an impressive 3-under over his final seven holes. Tank birdied the par-5 14th and par-4 15th before capping the round with a birdie on the par-4 18th.
 
Bryce Karty was just behind him at even-par with a 72. Karty birdied the par-5 first and par-3 third before joining Tank with a birdie on No. 8. He went bogey-free on the back nine, finishing the round with 10 straight pars from Nos. 9-18.
 
Jack Harris, Troy Nguyen and Ben Slicker finished at 2-over, 3-over and 4-over, respectively. Harris carded a 74, birdieing the eighth before posting consecutive birdies on Nos. 14 and 15. Nguyen was 1-over on the front nine, notching birdies on Nos. 6 and 8 before closing the day with a 75. Slicker rounded out the group with a 76, beginning his round with a birdie on the first hole.
 
UP NEXT
The Ducks close out the Mason-Dixon Classic tomorrow, with action beginning at 9:30 a.m.