Shin, Wie advance in match play event

GLADSTONE, N.J., May 21 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Jiyai Shin was one of eight South Koreans who advanced Friday into the third round of the Sybase Match Play Championship.

Michelle Wie also reached the third round and Amanda Blumenherst moved on with a lopsided victory over Hall of Fame member Karrie Webb.

Both the third round and the quarterfinals will be played Saturday at the Hamilton Farm Golf Club. The semifinals and final will take place Sunday.

Shin, ranked No. 1 in the world, defeated Hee-Won Han 3-and-1. Shin will meet Beatriz Recari in the third round after Recari defeated Azahara Munoz 2-and-1.

Wie put together a 5-and-4 triumph over Hee Young Park to set up a third-round meeting with Karine Icher. If both Wie and Shin win their third-round matches, they will meet in the afternoon quarterfinals.

Blumenherst posted a 7-and-6 triumph over Webb and will face fellow-American Angela Stanford in the third round. Stanford eliminated Pat Hurst 4-and-2.

Other than Wie, Blumenherst and Stanford, the only other American left in the tournament is Morgan Pressel.

Pressel won her second straight extra-holes match Friday, defeating Sophie Gustafson on the first hole of sudden death.