Gold Rush heading to nationals for 6th consecutive year

XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA MEN'S TENNIS TEAM
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NEW ORLEANS -- Xavier University of Louisiana earned a sixth consecutive bid to the NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship by virtue of a No. 9 ranking in the coaches poll Monday.

The Gold Rush (11-11) are one of 24 teams which qualified. Xavier received the fourth of 10 at-large bids.

The national tournament will be played May 13-17 at Mobile, Ala. The NAIA will announce seedings and pairings by 5 p.m. CDT Tuesday.

This is the second time that a Xavier program qualified for a national tournament six consecutive years. Women's basketball did it from 1994-99.

Xavier is No. 9 for the second straight week. The Gold Rush are in the top 25 for the 28th consecutive time and the 31st time in the last 32 polls.

Six Gold Rush victories this season are against ranked NAIA opponents. Two more occurred against NCAA Division I teams.

Xavier was a national quarterfinalist in 2012 and 2013.

The NAIA will announce a postseason poll May 21.

The top 25:

1. Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
2. Auburn Montgomery
3. Georgia Gwinnett
4. Vanguard
5. Lindsey Wilson
6. Cumberland
7. Westmont
8. Belhaven
9. Xavier
10. Bethany (Kan.)
11. Concordia (Calif.)
12. Northwestern Ohio
13. Aquinas
14. (tie) Graceland
14. (tie) William Carey
16. Coastal Georgia
17. Bethel (Tenn.)
18. Webber International
19. Davenport
20. Warner
21. Pikeville
22. Lewis-Clark State
23. Olivet Nazarene
24. Northwood (Fla.)
25. Oklahoma Baptist

Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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