Araceli Felgueroso added to Spain's tally of victories on the US Collegiate Tour this week. The top-ranked player won the USF Invitational, while María Hernández finished second at the Liz Murphy Invitational, making it an outstanding week for the Spanish players.

Araceli Felgueroso, from Coastal Carolina University, improved substantially with her short irons on the Waterlefe course in Florida, a course with abundant water and vegetation where strategy is crucial. Remarkably consistent and brilliant throughout (cards of 73, 71, and 72 strokes), Felgueroso took the lead in the overall standings from the second round onward in a tournament significantly impacted by the wind, which was particularly strong during the third and final round.

Her performance, marked by ups and downs due to the hurricane-force winds, was nonetheless outstanding, finishing nine strokes ahead of second-place finisher Tiffany Prats of the United States. Araceli Felgueroso previously won the Unlimited Potential Classic in 2006.

María Hernández, for her part, finished second in the Liz Murphey Invitational after accumulating 205 strokes (2 over par), with special mention for the 70 strokes recorded during the last day, a decisive result as it allowed the Navarrese to tie at the last minute with the American Leah Wigger, from the University of Virginia, before

Purdue University's Maria Hernandez won the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational a week ago, while last season she won the Lady Northern Invitational.