ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The Pepperdine men's golf team kicked off the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate at the par-72, 7,092-yard Lakeside Course on Friday, shooting an even 288 to tie for 12^th after 18-holes. 

Sophomores Brady Siravo and Joshua Koo each picked up an eagle, Siravo on the first hole and Koo on the 18^th.  Fellow sophomore Mahanth Chirravuri leads the squad, having shot 2-under after a near-perfect round to tie for 13^th. 

The Waves are only one shot behind the team in front of them and six strokes out of the top-five.  East Tennessee State leads the field heading into the second round tomorrow after having shot 13-under 275 today.

PLAYER SCORES

• Sophomore Mahanth Chirravuri (Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS/USC) is tied for 13^th after having shot 2-under 70.  He posted four birdies throughout the day, including three birdies on his first bogeyless 14 holes. 
• Freshman William Walsh (San Mateo, Calif./Junipero Serra HS) is tied for 26^th with a 1-under 71 after the first round.  He amassed three birdies, including one on a flawless front nine. 
• Freshman Kristoffer Kuvaas (Houston, Texas/The Village School) is tied for 51^st with a score of 73.  He amassed four birdies as well today.
• Sophomore Joshua Koo (Cerritos, Calif./Cerritos HS/Washington) is tied for 55^th after tabbing a 74 in the first round.  He marked three birdies and eagled the final hole of the day.
• Sophomore Brady Siravo (Sacramento, Calif./Jesuit HS) finished with a score of 75 to sit tied for 63^rd.  He eagled his first hole of the day and tabbed a birdie on the 18^th.  

UP NEXT:
Tomorrow, the Waves will be paired with Georgia Tech and Clemson, teeing off at the first hole beginning at 6:55 a.m. PT.

THE NUMBERS
Team Scores: 1. East Tennessee State 275; 2. Virginia 278; 3. Wake Forest 281; T4. Tennessee 282; T4. Texas A&M; 6. Georgia Tech 283; 7. Washington 284; 8. Duke 285; T9. Northwestern 286; T9. USC 286; 11. Charlotte 287; T12. Pepperdine 288; T12. UCLA 288; T12. Clemson 288; 15. Georgia Tech (B) 294.

Top Individuals: T1. Algot Kleen (ETSU) 67; T1. Paul Chang (Virginia) 67; T3. Conor Gough (Charlotte) 68; T3. Mats Ege (ETSU) 68; T3. Omar Morales (UCLA) 68; T3. Kelly Chinn (Duke) 68; T7. Jamie Montojo (TAMU) 69; T7. Phichaksn Maichon (TAMU) 69; T7. Jimmy Zheng (Duke) 69; T7. Sam Lape (USC) 69; T7. Marshall Meisel (Wake Forest) 69; T7. Bo Peng (Washington) 69.