2-time defending champion Ellen Port advances to 2nd round in US Senior Women's Amateur

DEAL, N.J. – Two-time defending champion Ellen Port advanced to the second round of the U.S. Senior Women's Amateur on Monday, beating Kimberly Briele 6 and 4.

The 52-year-old Port, from St. Louis, was the qualifying medalist at Hollywood Golf Club. She has a record four U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur titles and captained the winning U.S. Curtis Cup team in June.

Briele is from New Bern, North Carolina.

Port will face Martha Leach of Hebron, Kentucky, in the second round. Leach beat Claudia Pilot of Lake Shore, Minnesota, 3 and 2.