Vols, Press run to third place at Colonial cross country

Led by a third-place finish by Andrew Press, the Tennessee cross country team finished third Saturday at Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge in Williamsburg, Va.

The Vols placed all of their five scoring runners in the top 35 and finished with 71 points. William & Mary won with 32 points. Michigan State was second with 39.

"We had a mixed set of results today,'' Tennessee coach George Watts said. "Andrew Press led us again and ran well. Michael Spooner made some improvements and was also in the hunt to win the race. We missed Steve Tobin, who was a little under the weather. He could have moved us up and given us a chance at second place."

Press finished in 25 minutes, 5.5 seconds. Ben Massam of William & Mary won in 24:57.2.

Spooner was sixth in 25:11. Mike Brodsky was 20th in 25:52.

Tennessee's final two scoring spots were filled by freshmen. Chris Bodary finished 27th in 26:04.5. Ryan Beabout was 33rd in 25:25.2.

"The two freshmen came on strong today and moved into our top five,'' Watts said. "They did a good job running a tough, competitive race on a difficult course, as did several of our other runners."

Tennessee's next race is at the Greater Louisville Cross Country Classic on Saturday.

Women's Tennis: Three Tennessee Lady Vols won a pair of singles matches apiece at the Furman Fall Classic.

Senior Samantha Orlin and Zsofia Zubor reached the finals of flights five and six, respectively. Freshman Natalie Pluskota was undefeated in flight seven.

Meanwhile, UT's top three players - Rosalia Alda, Caitlin Whoriskey and Maria Sorbello - each lost two matches.

Women's Golf: Tennessee's Diana Cantu shot a fall-best 1-under-par 71 and is tied for 21st at 145 after two rounds of the Mason Rudolph Women's Championship, being played at the Vanderbilt Legends Club South Course in Franklin.

UT shot a team score of 299 and is 15th (606), 44 shots behind leader UCLA.