US FUTURES TOUR REPORT, SCORES

Jodi Ewart lying joint fourth in New England Classic

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE DURAMED FUTURES TOURBLOOMFIELD, Connecticut:Gerina Mendoza extended her lead after today's second round of the $100,000 ING New England Golf Classic, putting together rounds of 62-65 for a 36-hole total of 13-under 127.
That performance established another tournament record for 36 holes, eclipsing the 9-under mark of 131 set by Alison Walshe in 2009 at the Pete Dye-designed Wintonbury Hills Golf Course outside Hartford.
It also gave Mendoza a five-shot cushion over Lehua Wise (65) of Kauai, Hawaii and Tiffany Joh (65) of San Diego, tied for second at 8-under 132.
"I was pretty nervous coming into today," said Mendoza of Roswell, New Mexico, who hit 15 greens and needed only 27 putts in today's round. "Saturdays are just my nervous days, but I stayed patient and aggressive. It's like a love-hate relationship with the pressure and the shot-making opportunities."
The third-year pro wasted no time, rolling in a 15-footer for birdie on the first hole, and playing the front nine at 4-under 31 with six birdies and one bogey. Making the turn to the back nine, she again slammed in a 15-foot birdie putt on No. 10, stumbled briefly on the 14th hole with a three-putt bogey from 20 feet, and then used her length off the tee on the 375-yard 15th hole for birdie, hammering a driver and gap wedge to 10 feet to set up another birdie.
"I love my driver," said Mendoza, one of the Tour's longest hitters, after today's round. "I feel like I can knock down pins if I can hit it to the greens. I wish I could tee it up again right now and go play another 18."
But just as Mendoza is eager to win her first tournament on the Duramed FUTURES Tour, so are Wise and Joh, who both recorded six birdies and one bogey in their respective rounds today.
"I haven't put together three solid rounds yet, so I was working hard to stay in the moment and not get ahead of myself," said Wise, playing in her second full season. "I sang. I thought about other stuff. I looked around. I was trying to distract myself."
That strategy seemingly worked as the Hawaiian saved pars and drained birdies throughout the round, taking her only bogey on the last hole when she missed the green and failed to get up and down for par.
Seeking a little more putting magic, Joh switched back to an old blade-style putter this morning. The switch worked, with the former two-time U.S. Women's Public Links champion capitalizing on a steady round that included no missed fairways, 14 greens in regulation and 27 putts.
Joh showed the growing maturity in her game today, with a steady 3-under performance on her front nine and three more birdies on her back nine holes. Her only bogey came on the 190-yard par-3 17th hole when she flirted with a hazard off the tee, pitched to four feet, but couldn't convert the par save.
"I wasn't coming out here today with the mindset of chasing down Gerina," said Joh, a former UCLA All-American playing in her first full season. "No matter what, Gerina is going to take it deep. She's long and straight. My mindset was to make birdies."
Six players, including second-ranked Cindy LaCrosse (66) of Tampa, Fla., are tied for fourth at 4-under 136 heading into Sunday's final round.
And while Mendoza, who has finished as runner-up twice this year with five top-10 finishes, would like to win and move up the 2010 money list from her No. 4 spot, the former University of Texas-El Paso player says all she can do is show up on Sunday and play her best.
"It's out of my control," she said. "God already knows what's going to happen. I'm so blessed."
A total of 27 players posted rounds under par, with 35 players carding rounds of even-par 140 or better on the hilly 6,087-yard, par-70 course.
Seventy-three players made the 36-hole cut at 143 (+3).
Weather: Sunny and humid with temperatures near the mid-90s, with winds from 8-12 mph.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 140 (2x70). Yardage: 6,087.
1 Gerina Mendoza (Roswell, N.M.) 62-65 - 127
2 Lehua Wise (Kauai, Hawaii) 67-65 - 132
Tiffany Joh (San Diego, Calif.) 67-65 - 132
4 Cindy LaCrosse (Tampa, Fla.) 70-66 - 136
Jenny Shin (Torrance, Calif.) 70-66 - 136
Jodi Ewart (North Yorkshire, England) 66-70 - 136
Libby Smith (Essex Junction, Vt.) 66-70 - 136
Jenny Gleason (Clearwater, Fla.) 65-71 - 136
Amelia Lewis (Jacksonville, Fla.) 65-71 - 136
10 Hannah Jun (San Diego, Calif.) 71-66 - 137
Meredith Duncan (Shreveport, La.) 68-69 - 137
12 Laura Kueny (Whitehall, Mich.) 73-65 - 138
Jean Reynolds (Newnan, Ga.) 70-68 - 138
Sarah Brown (Lopatcong, N.J.) 71-67 - 138
Melissa Eaton-Jackson (Port Shepstone, South 69-69 - 138
Mo Martin (Altadena, Calif.) 71-67 - 138
Esther Choe (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 67-71 - 138
18 Ayaka Kaneko (Honolulu, Hawaii) 72-67 - 139
Dori Carter (Valdosta, Ga.) 70-69 - 139
Pornanong Phatlum (Chaiyaphum, Thailand) 70-69 - 139
Chelsea Curtis (New Seabury, Mass.) 69-70 - 139
Alison Walshe (Westford, Mass.) 69-70 - 139
Sarah Lynn Sargent (Greer, S.C.) 69-70 - 139
Jane Rah (Torrance, Calif.) 68-71 - 139
Jessica Shepley (Oakville, Ontario) 71-68 - 139
Leanne Bowditch (Queensland, Australia) 67-72 - 139
Benedikte Grotvedt (Nesbru, Norway) 65-74 - 139
28 Lauren Hunt (Little River, S.C.) 71-69 - 140
Lori Atsedes (Ithaca, N.Y.) 68-72 - 140
Jennifer Song (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 68-72 - 140
Isabelle Beisiegel (St. Hilaire, Quebec) 72-68 - 140
Kendall Dye (Edmond, Okla.) 72-68 - 140
Dewi Claire Schreefel (Diepenveen, Netherland 72-68 - 140
Caroline Westrup (Ahus, Sweden) 67-73 - 140
Kirby Dreher (Fort St. John, Canada) 72-68 - 140
36 Hannah Yun (Bradenton, Fla.) 74-67 - 141
Sara Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) 73-68 - 141
Angela Oh (Maple Shade, N.J.) 70-71 - 141
Lili Alvarez (Durango, Mexico) 70-71 - 141
Nicole Smith (Riverside, Calif.) 70-71 - 141
Bree Arthur (Brisbane, Australia) 70-71 - 141
Inhong Lim (a) (Seoul, South Korea) 71-70 - 141
Y. J. Jin (Seoul, South Korea) 69-72 - 141
Kristin Ingram (Pasadena, Calif.) 72-69 - 141
Briana Vega (Andover, Mass.) 72-69 - 141
46 Wannasiri Sirisampant (Bangkok, Thailand) 74-68 - 142
Virada Nirapathpongporn (Bangkok, Thailand) 74-68 - 142
Jenny Lee (Simi Valley, Calif.) 74-68 - 142
Natalie Sheary (a) (West Hartford, Conn.) 73-69 - 142
Jennie Lee (Henderson, Nev.) 70-72 - 142
Nontaya Srisawang (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 70-72 - 142
Jenny Suh (Fairfax, Va.) 70-72 - 142
Stephanie Louden (Las Vegas, Nev.) 70-72 - 142
Whitney Wade (Glasgow, Ky.) 70-72 - 142
Jessi Gebhardt (Chandler, Ariz.) 71-71 - 142
Laura Crawford (Lancaster, S.C.) 67-75 - 142
Sofie Andersson (Angelholm, Sweden) 72-70 - 142
58 Rachel Connor (Manchester, England) 74-69 - 143
Veronica Felibert (Caracas, Venezuela) 74-69 - 143
Selanee Henderson (Apple Valley, Calif.) 74-69 - 143
Ryann O'Toole (San Clemente, Calif.) 74-69 - 143
Miriam Nagl (Berlin, Germany) 73-70 - 143
Hanna Kang (Seoul, South Korea) 73-70 - 143
Malinda Johnson (Eau Claire, Wis.) 73-70 - 143
Dolores White (Lakeland, Fla.) 73-70 - 143
Sophia Sheridan (Guadalajara, Mexico) 70-73 - 143
Michelle Jarman (Wilmington, N.C.) 71-72 - 143
Yoora Kim (Seoul, South Korea) 71-72 - 143
Kelly Lagedrost (Brooksville, Fla.) 69-74 - 143
Carolina Llano (Medellin, Colombia) 71-72 - 143
Lisa Ferrero (Lodi, Calif.) 69-74 - 143
Juli Erekson (Chicopee, Mass.) 72-71 - 143
Blair Lamb (Flat Rock, N.C.) 72-71 - 143
MISSED THE CUT
Marlowe Boukis (Lutherville, Md.) 73-71 - 144
Stephanie George (Myerstown, Pa.) 73-71 - 144
Lene Krog (Lier, Norway) 76-68 - 144
Jessica Carafiello (Coral Springs, Fla.) 73-71 - 144
Min Seo Kwak (Seoul, South Korea) 72-72 - 144
Ashley Prange (Noblesville, Ind.) 71-73 - 144
Angela Buzminski (Oshawa, Ontario) 69-75 - 144
Carling Coffing (Middletown, Ohio) 71-73 - 144
Jackie Barenborg (Vero Beach, Fla.) 72-72 - 144
Sara Hurwitch (Potomac Falls, Va.) 72-72 - 144
Eileen Vargas (Ibague, Colombia) 75-70 - 145
Danah Ford Bordner (Indianapolis, Ind.) 76-69 - 145
Lauren Doughtie (Suffolk, Va.) 73-72 - 145
Ai-Chen Kuo (Luzhou City, Taiwan) 73-72 - 145
Aimee Cho (Orlando, Fla.) 73-72 - 145
Paola Moreno (Cali, Colombia) 70-75 - 145
Dawn Shockley (Estes Park, Colo.) 70-75 - 145
Marcela Leon (Monterrey, Mexico) 69-76 - 145
Stephanie Na (Adelaide, Australia) 72-73 - 145
Christine Cho (Kent, Wash.) 74-72 - 146
Maggie Simons (Raleigh, N.C.) 74-72 - 146
Whitney Myers (York, Pa.) 74-72 - 146
Julia Potter (Granger, Ind.) 76-70 - 146
Christine Song (Fullerton, Calif.) 70-76 - 146
Tiffany Tavee (Tempe, Ariz.) 70-76 - 146
Laura Bavaird (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 71-75 - 146
Tara Goedeken (Dodge City, Kan.) 69-77 - 146
Lucy Nunn (Lawton, Okla.) 72-74 - 146
Jessy Tang (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 72-74 - 146
Lindsey Bergeon (Sarasota, Fla.) 74-73 - 147
Carmen Bandea (Atlanta, Ga.) 75-72 - 147
Hwanhee Lee (Las Vegas, Nev.) 73-74 - 147
Kylene Pulley (Kokomo, Ind.) 73-74 - 147
Rachel Larson (Longmont, Colo.) 70-77 - 147
Garrett Phillips (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 71-76 - 147
Seul Ki Park (Northbrook, Ill.) 71-76 - 147
Rachel Bailey (Faulconbridge, Australia) 72-75 - 147
Tanya Dergal (Durango, Mexico) 72-75 - 147
Sophie Jang (Seoul, South Korea) 75-73 - 148
Christina Jones (Jensen Beach, Fla.) 74-74 - 148
Jennifer Ackerson (Dallas, Texas) 73-75 - 148
Erica Moston (Belmont, Calif.) 73-75 - 148
Carrie Riordan (Spring Valley, Ill.) 77-71 - 148
Victoria Elizabeth (Dayton, Ohio) 78-70 - 148
Perry Swenson Livonius (Charlotte, N.C.) 74-75 - 149
Natasha Krishna (Auckland, New Zealand) 75-74 - 149
Heather Angell (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 75-74 - 149
Heather Burgner (Lakeland, Fla.) 75-74 - 149
Susan Choi (Natick, Mass.) 76-73 - 149
Pamela Ontiveros (Gomez Palacio, Mexico) 76-73 - 149
Sara Ovadia (Santa Barbara, Calif.) 77-72 - 149
Stephanie Connelly (Pasadena, Md.) 77-72 - 149
Sarah Olsen (Grosse Ile, Mich.) 77-72 - 149
Nannette Hill (Pelham, N.Y.) 72-77 - 149
Christi Cano (San Antonio, Texas) 71-78 - 149
Emma Calderone (Toronto, Ontario) 75-75 - 150
Maria Laura Elvira (Buenos Aires, Argentina) 75-75 - 150
Haley Gildea (East Greenwich, R.I.) 76-74 - 150
Taryn Durham (Glasgow, Ky.) 76-74 - 150
Camila Mori (Santiago, Chile) 78-72 - 150
Kathleen Ekey (Sharon Township, Ohio) 77-74 - 151
Tracy Stanford (Midland, Texas) 78-73 - 151
Kelly Froelich (Raizeux, France) 78-73 - 151
Kristen Simpson (Norfolk, Va.) 77-75 - 152
Jasi Acharya (Columbus, Mont.) 78-74 - 152
Stacey Bieber (Winnipeg, Manitoba) 74-79 - 153
Sae Hee Son (Seoul, South Korea) 74-79 - 153
Ashley Medders (Alma, Ga.) 76-77 - 153
Kendra Hanson (Forest City, Iowa) 77-76 - 153
Kim Augusta (Rumford, R.I.) 76-78 - 154
Jutta Degerman (Kaunianinen, Finland) 77-77 - 154
Sam White (Potomac, Md.) 75-80 - 155
Katie Miller (Jeannette, Pa.) 77-78 - 155
Kristina Langton (Ada, Mich.) 82-75 - 157
Jaclyn Burch (Melbourne, Fla.) WDI