Chapel Hill, NC - The ninth-ranked Virginia women's golf team opened the first round of play at North Carolina's Tar Heel Invitational by shooting 2-over 290 to stand in seventh place in the 18-team field. Alabama took the early lead by shooting 11-under 277. LSU is second at 285 and Duke and Florida are tied for third at 288.

Virginia was led by sophomore Brittany Altomare's 4-under 68. She is in fourth place. It marked the fourth time in seven rounds this fall she has carded an under-par score.

Calle Nielson is 13th at 71, Portland Rosen, in her collegiate debut, is in 42nd place at 74. Lauren Greenlief and Nicole Agnello are tied for 74th at 77.

Alabama's Brooke Pancake shot 7-under 65 to claim a two-shot lead after the first 18 holes.

The second round of the tournament is slated for Saturday and the final round will take place Sunday. Live scoring is online at Golfstat.com.

Tar Heel Invitational
UNC Finley Golf Course
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Par-72, 6,285 yards
First Round Results

Team Results
 1. Alabama        277
 2. LSU            285
 3. Duke           288
 3. Florida        288
 5. Tulane         289
 5. Michigan State 289
 7. Virginia       290
 8. South Carolina 291
 8. Wake Forest    291
10. Texas A&M      292
11. Auburn         293
12. North Carolina 294
13. Georgia        295
14. Vanderbilt     298
15. Florida State  299
15. Denver         299
17. Louisville     301
18. NC State       302

Individual Leaders
1. Brooke Pancake, Alabama     65
2. Janine Fellows, Tulane      67
2. Megan McChrystal, LSU       67
4. Brittany Altomare, Virginia 68
5. Camilla Lennarth, Alabama   69
5. Julia Thead, Vanderbilt     69
5. Sarah Zwartynski, Texas A&M 69

Virginia Results
 4. Brittany Altomare 68
13. Calle Nielson     71
42. Portland Rosen    74
74. Lauren Greenlief  77
74. Nicole Agnello    77