GURNEE, Ill. (AP) -- The United States lost both of its four-ball matches to England while Yani Tseng helped Taiwan to a sweep of Australia on the opening day of the UL International Crown on Thursday.
Lexi Thompson and Cristie Kerr lost 2-and-1 to Holly Clyburn and Jodi Ewart Shadoff, and Stacy Lewis and Gerina Piller were defeated by Charley Hull and Melissa Reid by the same score. Thompson, Kerr and Lewis also were on the American team that was swept on the first day of the inaugural event in 2014 and finished sixth.