LAKE ELMO, Minn. – UCLA freshman Michelle Xing opened her collegiate career with a 2-under 70 Monday in the first round of the ANNIKA Intercollegiate at Royal Golf Club. Xing, the world’s 95th-ranked amateur, is in a three-way tie for fourth place.

Xing played her final 10 holes without a bogey after recording her lone bogey on the par-4 eighth. She was one of three Bruins to record three birdies, joining sophomore Kacey Ly (3-over 75) and junior Jen Lee (8-over 80).

UCLA is eighth in the 12-team field after posting an 8-over 296. Wake Forest holds the clubhouse lead at 7-under 279. Among their three Big Ten Conference opponents, the Bruins trail USC (E, 288) and Oregon (+3, 291) and lead Minnesota (+21, 309).

Joining Xing and Ly among UCLA’s counting scorers were junior Angela Liu (+3, 75) and senior Jennifer Seo (+4, 76). The four combined to play the final five holes bogey-free at 5 under.

UCLA returns to Royal Golf Club on Tuesday morning for the second round. Tee times will start at 6:30 a.m. PT.

UCLA Day One Individual Leaderboard
Xing (-2; 70)
Ly (+3; 75)
Liu (+3; 75)
Seo (+4; 76)
Lee (+8; 80)