LAHAINA, Maui - The UC Irvine men's golf team is in the top-10 after Friday's opening round of the Ka'anapali Classic at the Royal Ka'anapali Golf Course.
 
The Anteaters shot a 278 to tie for seventh with No. 20 Georgia. They are part of an elite 20-team field that features six programs ranked among the top-50 in the nation.
 
Clemson had the best team score of the day at 17-under 267. They hold a one-stroke lead on 11th-ranked Oklahoma, while No. 45 East Tennessee State (269), No. 29 North Florida (273), Kansas (275) and No. 40 Ole Miss (275) rounded out the top-five.
 
Individually, Clemson's Andrew Swanson and Oklahoma's Drew Goodman took the early lead at 7-under 64.
 
Freshman Rei Harashima was UCI's top performer through the first 18 holes as he is tied for 16th. Harashima carded his fifth sub-70 score in his last seven rounds with a 3-under 68.
 
Redshirt freshman Jin Nakao is tied for 28th at 2-under 69. Nakao, who had a team-best five birdies, also finished in the 60s for the third time in his last four rounds.
 
Freshman Andy Zou birdied three of his final six holes to get to 1-under 70. Zou is tied for 38th.
 
Juniors Kolbe Irei (71) and Darien Zhao (72) are also 48th and 59th, respectively.
 
UC Irvine returns to the course on Saturday for the second round of the Ka'anapali Classic.