GOLF
Ford tied for 9th at U.S. Amateur
Mitchell Ford of Little Rock fired a 1-under-par 70 on Monday and is tied for ninth place after the first round of the U.S. Amateur at Ridgewood Country Club and Arcola Country Club in Paramus, N.J.
Ford had four birdies, including three on the back nine, and three bogeys for his round at Ridgewood.
University of Arkansas senior Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira had an even-par 70, which included three birdies and three bogeys at Arcola, and sits in a tie for 19th. Fernandez de Oliveira's teammate Wil Gibson of Jonesboro had a 4-over 74 at Arcola, while Connor Gaunt of Cabot had a 5-0ver 75, also at Arcola.
Competitors will play in the final round of stroke play today before the field is cut to 64 for match play which begins Wednesday. The 36-hole championship match is set for Sunday.
BASEBALL
Travelers' Berroa named TL Pitcher of the Week
Prelander Berroa, who tossed the first five innings of the Arkansas Travelers' combined no-hitter Friday, was named the Texas League Pitcher of the Week Monday.
Berroa struck out 11 batters on 78 pitches and has limited opponents to a .063 batting average during his first three starts at Class AA. He's the fourth different Travs pitcher to earn the award this season, joining Taylor Dollard, Connor Jones and Stephen Kolek -- the latter two of whom have each won twice.
-- Mitchell Gladstone
TENNIS
Wiseman hired to lead ATU women
Arkansas Tech announced the hiring of Shaun Wiseman on Monday as the new head coach of the women's tennis program. Wiseman succeeds Abby Davis, who stepped down from coaching after 18 years to be the full-time athletic director at the school.
Wiseman, an Arkansas Tech graduate, served as the men's and women's head coach at the University of Ozarks from 2008-14. In his time at Ozarks, Wiseman led the women's team to a program-high in wins, while also helping the men's team move into the ITA regional rankings for the first time in school history.
-- Democrat-Gazette press services