GREENSBORO, Ga. – Oskari Schuvalow and Niilo Maki-Petaja shot 72 and 71, respectively, as Louisiana Tech completed round one of the Linger Longer Invitational on Sunday at The Landing at Reynolds Lake Oconee.
 
Playing in a field that features five teams ranked top 50 in the country, LA Tech shot 297 (+9) as a team and is in 15th place after 18 holes. 
 
Schuvalow got off to a strong start as a sophomore was two under after eight holes.  Following back-to-back bogeys, he sank a birdie on the Par 5 No. 16 to get back into the red.  Two more bogeys and a birdie on another Par 5, this one the 490-yard No. 2, led to Schuvalow finishing Even on the day and in a tie for 33rd on the player leaderboard.
 
Maki-Petaja had a hiccup on No. 9 and No. 10, going bogey-double bogey, but the sophomore regrouped to shoot three under the rest of his round and shoot 71 (-1) which was his 18th round at or under par this season.  The top Bulldog is in a tie for 24th.
 
Morton Bailey had the third scorecard used for LA Tech.  After beginning his round with a birdie on his starting hole No. 5, the freshman would not make another birdie until the Par 5 No. 2 to shoot 76 (+4).  The fourth score for the 'Dogs came from Jake Plumb who shot 78 (+6).
 
37th-ranked Georgia has a one stroke lead over 35th-ranked South Florida and 17th-ranked South Carolina after round one.
 
UP NEXT
LA Tech will play round two of the Linger Longer Invitational tomorrow, starting with a tee time of 8:30 a.m. CT on hole No. 10.
 
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