COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Rising senior Ludovica Farina of the Maryland women's golf team qualified for the Ricoh Women's British Open this weekend at Royal Lytham & St Annes in Lancashire, England.  Farina qualified Monday and will tee off Thursday as an amateur. 

She will tee off at 9:20 a.m. ET (2:20 p.m. local) Thursday. The Golf Channel will cover the Ricoh Women's British Open and live scoring will be available here.

Farina went three-under par in her qualifying round. She notched five birdies to advance to a 12-golfer playoff for seven spots.

Farina, a native of Siracusa, Italy, has competed in every event for the Terrapins in her three years. In her best finish this year, she finished sixth in the individual standings in the Nittany Lion Invitational.

Farina earned Academic All-Big Ten honors the past two seasons. She also earned the Founders Award at the athletic department's annual Terp Awards, an honor which is given to the female student-athlete whose extraordinary commitment & dedication serves as an inspiration to teammates, coaches and fellow student-athletes.

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