Twin brothers Ryan and Daniel Hughes led the Eastern men’s golf team to a fourth-place finish in the Chicago State Invitational on Monday and Tuesday in Chicago.

The Hughes brothers finished tied for 10th with a score of 5-over 149 for the tournament.

Ryan Hughes was tied for third place after day one, with his score of a 1-over 73, but in the second round he shot a 4-over 76, pushing him back to 10th place.

As a team, the Panthers were tied for second place after day one after shooting a 297, but shot a 306 to fall back to fourth.

Marcus Dahlin shot 7-over for the tournament for Eastern and Austin Sproles finished four strokes behind him shooting an 11-over.

Oscar Borda withdrew from the tournament after shooting 3-over in round one, affecting Eastern’s overall score. The reason for his withdrawal was not disclosed.

Valparaiso’s first team won the team title with a score of 584. They had three players in the top-five golfers including Nick Seitz, Joe Harris and Eric Winters.

Seitz shot 1-over par for the tournament, with an even round of 72 in the first round then shooting 1-over for the second round.

Walters and Harris carded a 2-over 146 for the two rounds combined.

Wisconsin-Green Bay came in second place with a team total of 588.

Tyler Schmidt led Green Bay with a score of 1-over par for the tournament, shooting a 1-under 71 in the last round.

Joe Duchateau and Gene Kiela III both carded a 2-over par for the tournament tying in fourth place with Walters and Harris.

Valparaiso’s second team finished in third place in the tournament, with Zach Cutler leading the way.

Cutler won the individual medal as well, shooting even-par for the tournament, after starting the second round in 16th place; he worked his way back to the top.

Cutler shot a 4-under in the second round of the tournament, after shooting 4-over in the first round, giving him a score of 144.

Michael Doherty had a top-10 finish for Valpariaso, as he shot a 3-over 147

Rounding out the team standings were Parkland Community College, finishing fifth. St. Xavier University finished in sixth and host Chicago State ended in last place and did not have a golfer in the top-20.

Eastern will next tee-off at the DePaul Fall Invitational on Oct. 3, at the Ruffled Feathers Golf Course in Lemont.

Bob Reynolds can be reached at 581-2812 or rjreynolds@eiu.edu.