Nelly Korda, Allisen Corpuz help U.S. maintain lead at Solheim Cup - ESPN

ANDALUCIA, Spain — Nelly Korda came into this week's Solheim Cup at Finca Cortesin wondering who she would play alternate-shot matches with because her older sister, Jessica, isn't on the U.S. team.

The Korda sisters proved to be a formidable duo in Nelly's first two Solheim Cups, combining to go 2-1 in foursomes matches they played together in 2019 and 2021. Nelly might have found her a suitable replacement in U.S. Women's Open champion in Allisen Corpuz.

Korda and Corpuz produced a 5 & 3 victory over England's Georgia Hall and France's Celine Boutier on Saturday morning, helping the U.S. maintain a 7-5 lead over the Europeans. It was the second match won by Korda and Corpuz in two days.

«Allisen and I just played really well the past two days,» Korda said. «I think we just bonded really well on the golf course. We didn't make too many mistakes, especially today, and we rolled in a lot of putts.»

Jessica Korda, who is five years older than her sister, stepped away from the game in May because of a back injury. She announced in August that she's expecting her first child.

Corpuz claimed her first LPGA Tour victory by winning the first U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California in June. She's a Ryder Cup rookie, so having Korda as a teammates has helped calm her nerves.

«I think Nelly is really calm, which is kind of what I need,» Corpuz said. «I play [with] pretty low energy. Obviously, she has the experience as well. So just knowing that having someone like her by my side has helped me a lot to get comfortable.»

The Europeans picked up the first point of Saturday morning's session when Denmark's Emily K. Pedersen and Spain's Carlota Ciganda took down Lilia Vu and Jennifer Kupcho, 2 & 1, to cut the