Golf: The USA will go into tomorrow's singles with the wind in their sails after fighting back to level proceedings at the Solheim Cup. Trailing 7-5 heading into the afternoon fourballs, the defending champions took three of the four points on offer to tie the overall score on 8-8.

The big worry for European skipper Alison Nicholas and her team is that the visitors have tended to dominate the singles clashes in the past. Two years ago at Rich Harvest Farms, the sides were level on Sunday morning but Europe ended up on the wrong end of a 16-12 defeat.

Things had appeared to be going in Europe’s favour when Melissa Reid and Laura Davies got the first point on the board, Davies becoming the top scorer in Solheim Cup history, but the USA splashed the rest of the leaderboard red.

Davies reached 24 1/2 points to overtake Swede Annika Sorenstam as the most successful player in the tournament history as she and Reid defeated Michelle Wie and Brittany Lang.

"It was a bit embarrassing not to have the most points when I've played in every match so it's great to have made it," Davies said. "It's cleared the pressure and now I can relax a bit more without that extra edge in the singles on Sunday."

With four birdies in a row from the third, Davies and fellow Englishwoman Reid were four up at the turn. Rookie Reid, 24, then made sure of her first Solheim point by eagling the long 12th from eight feet to make up for two agonising final-green defeats on Friday.

"Laura is the reason I took up golf," said Reid. "I always looked up to her and now it's so nice that we are good friends. It's great that I helped her break the record and also get my first point."

The closest fourball match featured USA pair Cristie Kerr and Morgan Pressel against world number two Suzann Pettersen and Caroline Hedwall. Kerr and Pressel were two up with four to play but Hedwall made a winning birdie at the long 15th and Pettersen jigged around the green and sent the home fans into raptures by downing a 35-foot birdie putt at the short 16th.

Pressel silenced the crowd by rolling home an eight-foot birdie putt to win the 17th and the Americans hung on for a one-up victory.

Paula Creamer, who is set to play in all five matches this week, retained her unbeaten record at Killeen Castle with a 3 and 1 win over Maria Hjorth and Azahara Munoz in the final fourball alongside Brittany Lincicome.

Europe enjoyed the better of things this morning with 22-year-old Caroline Hedwall proving she has a real future. Playing alongside the experienced Sophie Gustafson and with her twin sister, Jacquleine, as her caddie, the youngster helped hand out a 6 and 5 thrashing to Stacy Lewis and Angela Stanford in the top foursome.

The pair had won 5 and 4 in Friday's afternoon fourballs, and Hedwall, already a three-time winner in her first professional season, said: "This is just unbelievable. Sophie is such a great person to play with. She is self-confident and that rubs off on me. She is also so calm."

In the third match, Anna Nordqvist and Maria Hjorth gathered the second European point with a 3 and 2 victory over Juli Inskster and Brittany Lang.

America are aiming to make it four wins in a row and Morgan Pressel and Ryann O'Toole, a surprise captain's wild card selection, produced a stunning late run to beat Karen Stupples and Christel Boeljon 3 and 2.

All square after 13 holes, the youngsters won the 14th and 15th with birdies and the 16th with a par to close out the match. In the bottom match, Catriona Matthew and Azahara Munoz earned a half point against Paula Creamer and Cristie Kerr, the two Americans who are set to play in all five series.

Saturday Fourballs

Melissa Reid and Laura Davies beatBrittany Lang and Michelle Wie (4 and 3)

Suzann Pettersen and Caroline Hedwall lost toCristie Kerr and Morgan Pressel (1 up)

Sandra Gal and Christel Boeljon lost toRyann O'Toole and Stacy Lewis (2 and 1)

Maria Hjorth and Azahara Munoz lost toPaula Creamer and Brittany Lincicome (3 and 1)

Solheim Cup

Morning Foursomes(Europe first)

Christel Boeljon and Karen Stupples lost toMorgan Pressel and Ryann O'Toole (3 and 2)

Anna Nordqvist and Maria Hjorth beatBrittany Lang and Juli Inkster (3 and 2)

Caroline Hedwall and Sophie Gustafson beatStacy Lewis and Angela Stanford (6 and 5)

Catriona Matthew and Azahara Munoz levelwith Paula Creamer and Cristie Kerr

Friday Foursomes

Maria Hjorth and Anna Nordqvist lost toMichelle Wie and Cristie Kerr (2 and 1)

Karen Stupples and Melissa Reid lost toPaula Creamer and Brittany Lincicome (1 up)

Catriona Matthew and Azahara Munoz beatStacy Lewis and Angela Stanford (3 and 2)

Suzann Pettersen and Sophie Gustafson beatBrittany Lang and Juli Inkster (1 hole)

Friday Fourballs

Melissa Reid and Laura Davies lost toPaula Creamer and Morgan Pressel (1 up)

Catriona Matthew and Sandra Gal levelwith Christina Kim and Ryan O'Toole

Sophie Gustafson and Caroline Hedwall beatBrittany Lincicome and Vicky Hurst (5 and 4)

Suzann Pettersen and Anna Nordqvist beatMichelle Wie and Cristie Kerr (2 up)

Overall: Europe 8 USA 8