Sports Advisory From Xavier University of Louisiana

Gold Nuggets clinch automatic berth to NAIA Women's Tennis National Championships

NEW ORLEANS  -- Tuesday after 3 p.m., the seventh NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll of the season will be announced. There's a reasonable chance that Xavier University of Louisiana will ascend to No. 1.

Xavier, currently No. 2, defeated No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett 5-3 in the championship of the NAIA Unaffiliated Group 2 Tournament in New Orleans on Saturday.

Xavier women's tennis was No. 1 in three consecutive polls last season.

This season Xavier is 15-6 with 12 victories in its last 14 duals. The Gold Nuggets have eight victories this season against ranked opponents, five against top-10 teams.

Xavier has two victories this season against No. 1 teams. The other was 5-4 on March 9 at three-time defending NAIA champion Auburn Montgomery.
The team will depart New Orleans on the afternoon of May 11 for the NAIA National Championship, which will begin May 13 in Mobile, Ala.


Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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