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    Wildcats In 11th Place at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate

    NUSPORTSDOTCOM David Merkow is 2-under and in sixth place at the Bank of Tennessee at The Ridges tournament.
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    David Merkow is 2-under and in sixth place at the Bank of Tennessee at The Ridges tournament.
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    Oct. 15, 2005

    Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (Individual Results)
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    Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (Team Results)
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    JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. -- Junior David Merkow (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead Union) fired a 2-under 142 on Saturday at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at The Ridges, and is in sixth place, five strokes off the lead.

    As a team, the Wildcats are in 11th place with a 19-over 595 (303-292). South Carolina (6-under 570) and North Carolina (2-under 574) are atop the team leaderboard.

    Merkow fired rounds of 72 and 70 for his 2-under 142. East Tennessee's State Rhys Davies, the nation's eighth-ranked player, leads the tourney with a 7-under 137.

    Senior Dillon Dougherty (Woodland, Calif./Woodland) is in 36th place at 5-over (77-72=149). Chris Wilson (Dublin, Ohio/Coffman), Dan Doyle (Rochester, Mich./Stoney Creek) and Kyle Moore (Dublin, Ohio/Scioto) are 61st, 67th and 70th, respectively.

    The third and final round is set for Sunday.