Carta Reaches U.S. Amateur Championship

SPRINGFIELD, Pa.— Another back nine comeback lifted Duke University sophomore Virginia Elena Carta to a 2&1 victory over Yuka Saso Saturday morning in the semifinals of the U.S. Women’s Amateur that is being played at the Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pa.

For the second straight match, Carta fell behind early as she suffered a bogey on the first hole to give Saso a 1-up lead. Carta came back to roll in her first birdie of the day on the 159-yard, par three third hole to get the match back to all square.

After three straight pars for both golfers, Saso went ahead once again, 1-up, with a birdie on the par five seventh hole. Carta, who hails from Udine, Italy, came back to win holes…