COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Lindsey Wilson rising juniors Krista Burton and Jessica Smith advanced after wins today at the 82nd Women's Kentucky State Amateur Championship at Elizabethtown Country Club in Elizabethtown.

The pair qualified for the 32-woman championship flight after Monday's qualifying round over the 5,567-yard par 72 layout.

Burton -- the 2006 State Am champion -- shot the fifth best score in Monday's qualifier with a one-over par 73. The Jamestown, Ky., native, is the tournament's sixth seed. The top seed is awarded to the defending champion, who does not have to play on Monday.

Smith shot a six-over par 78 on Monday and earned the No. 16 seed. The Louisville, Ky., native finished runner-up in the event to Burton in 2006.

On Tuesday, Smith jumped out to a 2-up lead in the match play against No. 17 seed and Murray State University rising senior Bethany Yates. Smith increased her lead to 3-up after a par on seven, but dropped hole nine to make the turn at 2-up.

On the back nine, Smith won three consecutive holes, including an eagle after a hole out from 76 yards on the par-4 300 yard No. 11.

Yates won two out of the next three holes to cut the Smith lead to 3-up with three holes to play, but a conceded par on the par-3 16th enabled Smith to advance 4&2.

Smith faces defending champion and top-seed Jessica Grace at 9:48 a.m. CT on Wednesday. Grace defeated No. 32 seed April Butler 7&6.

Burton fell behind early and trailed 1-down to No. 27 seed Erin O'Connor heading into No. 9. After piercing the fairway, Burton stuck her wedge to within six feet and birdied to get to all-square heading into the back nine.

The pair matched pars on No. 10 and 11.

On No. 12, Burton three-putted for a bogey on the 334-yard par 4 to fall to 1-down. O'Connor returned the favor with a three-putt on No. 14 to square the match with four holes to play.

In a shot reminiscent to No. 9, Burton stuck a wedge to five feet on the 316-yard par 4 No. 15. But this time, Burton uncharacteristically missed the putt and the match remained all-square.

On the next hole, Burton made a clutch 10-footer for par on the 140-yard par 3. O'Connor -- who was short of the green and shipped to four feet -- missed a ticklish downhill putt and Burton grabbed her first lead on the back nine.

The pair made pars coming home and Burton advanced with a 1-up win.

Burton faces No. 11 seed Laura McGehee at 10:37 a.m. CT on Wednesday. McGehee defeated No. 22 seed Sarah Colbert 3&1 on Tuesday.

The championship flight final is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. CT on Friday, June 27.