Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Gold Rush are No. 3 in NAIA for 4th consecutive poll



NEW ORLEANS — Georgia Gwinnett, Auburn Montgomery and Xavier University of Louisiana are 1-2-3 in the NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll for the fourth consecutive time.
     
The top-25 appearance is the 74th in a row for the Gold Rush (12-5). It's Xavier's 44th straight top-10 ranking.
     
Xavier is 8-0 against NAIA teams, and half of those victories are against top-10 opponents. The Gold Rush have two victories against No. 10 William Carey and one apiece against No. 4 Northwestern Ohio and No. 5 Keiser.
     
Xavier will play its final home dual of the season at noon Thursday at XU Tennis Center against NCAA Division I's Alcorn State. Honored in a prematch ceremony will be seniorsManav ChakmaKevin Chaouat and Kyle Montrel.
     
Alcorn will be Xavier's 10th NCAA DI opponent this season. XU seeks a school-record fifth victory this season against DIs.
     
The national rankings are the NAIA's sixth of the season. Two-time defending national champion Georgia Gwinnett (19-0) is unanimously No. 1 for the sixth time. The top eight teams are the same as the previous poll.

NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through April 10)

RankTeamRecordPointsLast
1Georgia Gwinnett (13)19-03431
2Auburn Montgomery14-43312
3Xavier12-53223
4Northwestern Ohio11-33104
5Dalton State15-42995
6Keiser17-22886
7Lindsey Wilson11-32767
8Coastal Georgia11-22658
9San Diego Christian9-325311
10William Carey11-624810
11Aquinas17-522113
12McPherson7-621512
13Lewis-Clark State9-720920
14Cardinal Stritch7-120614
15Reinhardt9-217315
16Westmont7-71729
17Mobile10-616825
18Campbellsville8-516317
19Olivet Nazarene6-214518
20Middle Georgia11-814316
21Bethany (Kan.)7-212619
22Warner8-311921
23Cumberland8-710322
24Asbury5-37623
25Marian (Ind.)15-76724

Dropped from rankings:  none
Others receiving votes:  Tennessee Wesleyan 56, Pikeville 44, Southeastern (Fla.) 42, Baker 27, Lawrence Tech 27, Indiana Wesleyan 10, Cumberlands 10, Loyola 6, Missouri Baptist 5


Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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