Altogether, each of the top seven seeds posted wins on day one of match play. In Thursday morning’s semifinals, medalist and top seed Amanda Steinhagen, 18, of Oak Hill takes on the most veteran player remaining in the championship flight in Cindy Morris, 51, of Portsmouth. Both Steinhagen, an Oakton High graduate who is bound for Longwood University in the fall. and Morris opened match play with 4 and 3 victories.

Also in the top half of the bracket, 15-year-old Ju-Hee Bae of Fairfax made birdie on the first extra hole, the par-5 first, to outlast Cyndi Carlson (Chesapeake) in 19 holes. Making her first appearance in the championship, the northern Virginian will meet local Elizabeth Brightwell (Nellysford), a rising sophomore at the University of Virginia, in Thursday’s quarters. The 19-year-old Brightwell, who just completed her first year as a redshirt freshman at U.Va., wiped out her former Cavalier teammate and defending Women’s Am champion Whitney Neuhauser (Barboursville), 7 and 6.

Three collegians occupy the four spots in the bottom portion of the bracket. Second-seeded Meredith Swanson, 19, of Roanoke, a rising sophomore at the University of South Carolina, takes on mid-amateur Amanda Diamond, 26, of Leesburg. Both players won the final two holes of their first round encounters to notch 3 and 2 wins.

In the other quarterfinal round match, Chesapeake’s Katie Murphy, 20, a rising senior at the College of William & Mary, meets two-time reigning Virginias Women’s Stroke Play champion Lauren Greenlief (Oakton), 19, a rising junior at the University of Virginia. Both players bested central Virginians in the first round of match play; Murphy defeated Joanne Kitusky (Glen Allen), 4 and 3, while Greenlief recorded a wire-to-wire 6 and 5 triumph over Hunter Ross (Manakin-Sabot).

The championship’s quarterfinals and semifinals are Thursday, July 8, followed by the scheduled 18-hole championship final on Friday, July 9.

KESWICK –– Results from first round matches at the 85th VSGA Women’s Amateur Championship at Glenmore Country Club (5,808 yards, par 36-36—72) on Wednesday, July 7 (stroke play qualifying score indicated).

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT

(1) Amanda Steinhagen (Oak Hill), 70 def. (16) Elizabeth Bose (Norfolk), 79, 4 and 3

(9) Cindy Morris (Portsmouth), 75 def. (8) Sarah Wilkinson (Charlottesville), 4 and 3 

(4) Ju-Hee Bae (Fairfax), 72 def. (13) Cyndi Carlson (Chesapeake), 77, 19 holes

(5) Elizabeth Brightwell (Nellysford), 72 def. (12) Whitney Neuhauser (Barboursville), 76, 7 and 6

(2) Meredith Swanson (Roanoke), 71 def. (15) Lauren Eklund (Charlottesville), 78, 3 and 2

(7) Amanda Diamond (Leesburg), 75 def. (10) Lauren Coughlin (Chesapeake), 75, 3 and 2

(3) Katie Murphy (Chesapeake), 71 def. (14) Joanne Kitusky (Glen Allen), 78, 4 and 3

(6) Lauren Greenlief (Oakton), 75 def. (11) Hunter Ross (Manakin-Sabot), 75, 6 and 5

FIRST FLIGHT
(1) Lyberty Anderson (Chesterfield), 79 def. (16) Sandy Schuler (Newport News), 88, 5 and 4

(8) Lindsay Wortham (Richmond), 81 def. (9) Stephanie Eybers (Haymarket), 81, 4 and 3

(4) Shelley Savage (Alexandria), 79 def. (13) Katherine Connell (Midlothian), 85, 2 and 1

(5) Kristine Rohrbaugh (Richmond), 79 def. (12) Cindy Thompson (Keswick), 83, 2 and 1

(15) Sophia Montenegro (Oakton), 85 def. (2) Boodie McGurn (Richmond), 79, 4 and 3

(10) Whitney Rhodes (Staunton), 81 def. (7) Kerry Johnson (Chesapeake), 80, 1 up

(14) Kayleigh Reed (Virginia Beach), 85 def. (3) Hannah Pierce (King George), 79, 1 up

(11) Mimi Hoffman (Springfield), 82 def. (6) Kelly McAnally (Virginia Beach), 80, 4 and 2

SECOND FLIGHT
(16) Shaletha Moran (Virginia Beach), 116 def. (1) Sydney Hudson (Hopewell) 81, by default

(9) Keri Muse (Sterling), 92 def. (8) Rebecca Compton (South Riding), 89, 2 up

(4) Sara Cole (Salem), 82 def. (13) Jill Foley (Leesburg), 96, 9 and 7

(5) Margaret McGehee (Richmond), 83 def. (12) Rachel Nicholson (Danville), 95, 3 and 1

(2) Cindy Hollingshead (Manakin-Sabot), 81 def. (15) Mikie Flanigan (Richmond), 103, 6 and 4

(7) Courtney Wynne (Glen Allen), 85 def. (10) Chellie Mitchell (Keswick), 93, 8 and 6

(3) Lauren Kruszewski (Chesapeake), 81 def. (14) Nina Gonzalez (Fredericksburg), 98, 7 and 6

(11) Caryn Cobb (Norfolk), 94 def. (6) Angela Baskette (Arlington), 84, 20 holes

THIRD FLIGHT

(three-ball format)

Marilyn Bussey (Roanoke), 12 points def. Mary Kay Kotelec (Charlottesville), 6 points

Marilyn Bussey (Roanoke), 14 points def. Kitty Alderson (Sutherlin), 4 points

Mary Kay Kotelec (Charlottesville), 9 points halved Kitty Alderson (Sutherlin), 9 points

KESWICK –– Pairings for quarterfinal round matches at the 85th VSGA Women’s Amateur Championship at Glenmore Country Club (5,808 yards, par 36-36—72) on Thursday, July 8 (stroke play qualifying score indicated).

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT

9:40 a.m.: (1) Amanda Steinhagen (Oak Hill), 70 vs. (9) Cindy Morris (Portsmouth), 75

9:48 a.m.: (4) Ju-Hee Bae (Fairfax), 72 vs. (5) Elizabeth Brightwell (Nellysford), 72

9:56 a.m.: (2) Meredith Swanson (Roanoke), 71 vs. (7) Amanda Diamond (Leesburg), 75

10:04 a.m.: (3) Katie Murphy (Chesapeake), 71 vs. (6) Lauren Greenlief (Oakton), 75

CHAMPIONSHIP CONSOLATION FLIGHT

9:08 a.m.: (16) Elizabeth Bose (Norfolk), 79 vs. (8) Sarah Wilkinson (Charlottesville), 75

9:16 a.m.: (13) Cyndi Carlson (Chesapeake), 77 vs. (12) Whitney Neuhauser (Barboursville), 76

9:24 a.m.: (15) Lauren Eklund (Charlottesville), 78 vs. (10) Lauren Coughlin (Chesapeake), 75

9:32 a.m.: (14) Joanne Kitusky (Glen Allen), 78 vs. (11) Hunter Ross (Manakin-Sabot), 75

FIRST FLIGHT

8:36 a.m.: (1) Lyberty Anderson (Chesterfield), 79 vs. (8) Lindsay Wortham (Richmond), 81

8:44 a.m.: (4) Shelley Savage (Alexandria), 79 vs. (5) Kristine Rohrbaugh (Richmond), 79

8:52 a.m.: (15) Sophia Montenegro (Oakton), 85 vs. (10) Whitney Rhodes (Staunton), 81

9 a.m.: (14) Kayleigh Reed (Virginia Beach), 85 vs. (11) Mimi Hoffman (Springfield), 82

FIRST FLIGHT CONSOLATION

8:04 a.m.: (16) Sandy Schuler (Newport News), 88 vs. (9) Stephanie Eybers (Haymarket), 81

8:12 a.m.: (13) Katherine Connell (Midlothian), 85 vs. (12) Cindy Thompson (Keswick), 83

8:20 a.m.: (2) Boodie McGurn (Richmond), 79 vs. (7) Kerry Johnson (Chesapeake), 80

8:28 a.m.: (3) Hannah Pierce (King George), 79, vs. (6) Kelly McAnally (Virginia Beach), 80

SECOND FLIGHT
7:32 a.m.: (16) Shaletha Moran (Virginia Beach), 116 vs. (9) Keri Muse (Sterling), 92

7:40 a.m.: (4) Sara Cole (Salem), 82 vs. (5) Margaret McGehee (Richmond), 83

7:48 a.m.: (2) Cindy Hollingshead (Manakin-Sabot), 81 vs. (7) Courtney Wynne (Glen Allen), 85

7:56 a.m.: (3) Lauren Kruszewski (Chesapeake), 81 vs. (11) Caryn Cobb (Norfolk), 94

SECOND FLIGHT CONSOLATION
(8) Rebecca Compton (South Riding), 89 –Bye–

7:08 a.m.: (13) Jill Foley (Leesburg), 96 vs. (12) Rachel Nicholson (Danville), 95 

7:16 a.m.: (15) Mikie Flanigan (Richmond), 103 vs. (10) Chellie Mitchell (Keswick)

7:24 a.m.: (14) Nina Gonzalez (Fredericksburg), 98 vs. (6) Angela Baskette (Arlington), 84

THIRD FLIGHT

8:10 a.m. (Hole No. 10): Marilyn Bussey (Roanoke), 100; Kitty Alderson (Sutherlin), 104; Mary Kay Kotelec (Charlottesville), 93