ATLANTA, Ga. – Florida State sophomores Sophia Fullbrook and Freya Russell gained individual wins but No. 3 Oregon defeated Florida State, 3-2, in the semifinals of match play at the East Lake Cup at the East Lake Golf Course. The Seminoles will face No. 2 Southern California on Wednesday in the third-place match. The Trojans fell to Northwestern by a 4-1 score.

Fullbrook defeated Oregon’s Shyla Singh by a 4&3 margin.

Fullbrook took control of her match with a win on the eighth hole of the round. She was then victorious on four of the final eight holes of the round to keep the momentum and complete her victory after only 15 holes of the scheduled 18 hole match had been played. Fullbrook won the par four 13^th hole with a birdie to take a commanding four-hole lead. The two competitors then tied the 14^th and 15^th holes giving the Seminoles’ leader a four-hole advantage with only three holes to play.

Fullbrook’s victory over Singh was the third match play victory of her Florida State career.

Russell defeated Oregon’s Tong An by a 3&2 score for Florida State’s second point.

Russell gained the momentum in her win over An early in the match as she took the lead on the sixth hole of the round. She maintained control and led the match over the final 11 holes of the match. Russell increased her lead to as many as five holes as the pair finished hole No. 11. She closed out her win as the competitors tied the 16^th hole leaving the Seminole second-year player with a three-stroke advantage with just two holes to play.

The match play win for Russell came in her first match play event as a Seminole.

11^th Annual East Lake Cup/Oct. 28, 2025

East Lake Golf Club/Atlanta, Ga./Par 72

No. 3 Oregon 3, Florida State 2

Sophia Fullbrook (FSU) def. Shyla Singh (Oregon), 4&3

Suvichaya Vinijchaitham (Oregon) def. Elin Pudas Remler (FSU), 4&3

Sophie Han (Oregon) def. Haruhi Nakatani (FSU), 3&2

Freya Russell (FSU) def. Tong An (Oregon), 3&2

Kiara Romero (Oregon), def. Alexandra Gazzoli (FSU), 6&5

 

11^th Annual East Lake Cup/Oct. 27, 2025

East Lake Golf Club/Atlanta, Ga./Par 72

1., Oregon, 144

2., Southern California, 147

3., Northwestern, 154

4., Florida State, 155