JONESBORO, Georgia -- Xavier University of Louisiana's Nour Abbes defeated the No. 1 and 4 seeds Friday to reach the women's A-flight singles championship round of the HBCU Tennis National Championships.Abbes, seeded fifth, beat Howard's Stacey Roheman 6-0, 6-3 in the quarterfinals, then upset Bethune-Cookman's top-seeded Maria Goraz-Moreno 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinals. Abbes will play Southern's Darnesha Moore for the championship at noon EDT Saturday.
Abbes and senior Carmen Nelson won 8-2 against Southern's Darnesha Moore and Gabrielle Moore to reach the A-flight doubles semifinals. Abbes and Nelson will play Bethune-Cookman's Maria Sablina and Mina Matsuba at 9 a.m., with the final scheduled for 2 p.m.
Abbes, a sophomore, is 20-0 in singles and 18-2 in doubles in her XU career.
Xavier's men and women won a combined 7-of-11 matches. Sophomores Sha'Nel Bruins and Adam Albrecht reached the semifinals of their C-flight singles consolation brackets.
Bruins beat Benedict's Adrienne Millow 8-2 and Prairie View A&M's Capra Fellows 8-4 in the women's bracket, and Albrecht beat Prairie View's Freddy Quintero 8-4 in the men's.
"Today was a much better day overall for everybody," XU coach Alan Green said. "Nour is playing lights out in singles and doubles. Carmen is also showing me some good things out here, too.
"After a tough day yesterday, Sha'Nel picked up her game much better today."
Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
XULAATHLETICS
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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