Junior Anya Alvarez loves playing the Boulder Creek Golf Club at the annual Las Vegas Collegiate Shootout, and it sure showed during yesterday’s first round.

Alvarez, who shot a three-round total of 13-under-par last year, fired a bogey-free, 3-under 69 yesterday and finds herself tied for fourth place individually. She led a strong performance by the Washington women’s golf squad, as the team shot a combined 1-under 287 and is tied for fifth place after the first day.

“Anya just loves this course, and she plays well here every time,” head coach Mary Lou Mulflur said of her junior. “Her round was not surprising at all.”

Junior Karinn Dickinson also performed well, making three birdies and three bogeys en route to an even-par 72. Dickinson, playing in her first tournament as a starter, was bothered all week by an illness, yet she still shot the second-lowest score on the team.

“She didn’t go to Stanford last week because she was sick, and she didn’t even finish her practice round yesterday,” Mulflur said. “I was really proud of her today after being that sick.”

Senior Christina Yoon regained some confidence yesterday with a 1-over 73. It didn’t start out well for Yoon, who triple-bogeyed the first hole. But she pulled it together and had four birdies on the front nine.

“For whatever reason, she just struggled with the confidence,” Mulflur said. “To have something like [the triple bogey] happen makes that round much more impressive.”

Senior Molly Aronsson fired a 1-over 73, while sophomore Sadena Parks made three bogeys and finds herself tied for 52nd after a first-round 75.

The women will face windy conditions tomorrow, with forecasts calling for 40-50 mph gusts. The players aren’t scared, and instead, they’re looking forward to the challenge.

“It is a good opportunity,” Mulflur said. “We’re going to have to be patient, and it’s going to be tougher than [the first round].”

The No. 3 men’s squad continued to struggle at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational at Windermere, Fla. Despite shooting seven strokes better than their first-round 308, the Huskies are still second-to-last in 14th place.

Unfamiliarity with the course and the time-zone change have impacted the Huskies this week, as they face 90-degree humid heat and a different Bermuda grass in Florida. It’s the first time the UW has competed in the tournament.

Senior Nick Taylor and junior Tze Huang Choo lead the Huskies after the first two rounds. Choo has shot two consecutive 75s, and Taylor followed his 5-over 77 Monday with a 1-over 73 yesterday.

Senior Richard Lee is close behind at 9-over, while sophomore Jens Bracht is tied for 53rd at 12-over. Senior Chris Killmer struggled again yesterday, shooting a 7-over 79, and he is tied for 70th at 18-over.

The men will play their final round of the fall today as they hope to make up a few strokes and move up the leader board. They currently sit 29 shots back behind leader Oklahoma State.

Reach reporter Taylor Soper at sports@dailyuw.com.