ARDMORE, Pa. – Amari Avery won two more matches Saturday to help the United States take an 8 1/2-3 1/2 lead over Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup, with eight singles matches set for Sunday at Merion Golf Club.
Avery, the 18-year-old Riverside, California, player, who is coming off her freshman season at Southern California, went 4-0 in the fourball and foursomes matches.
Avery teamed with Megha Ganne to beat Hannah Darling and Annabell Fuller, 2 and 1, in the morning fourball session and joined Rachel Kuehn in the afternoon foursomes for a 2-up win over Amelia Williamson and Emily Price.