The Gold Nuggets (5-5), ranked third in the NAIA, defeated Alcorn State 5-4. The Gold Rush (4-1), ranked eighth, won 5-3.
Bruins, playing on her birthday, rallied from an 8-4 deficit in the third-set super-tiebreaker to defeat Aakanksha Punj 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (14-12) at the sixth flight. Albrecht ended the men's dual when he beat Garry Amor 6-3, 6-0 at the fifth flight.
Bruins and Brandi Nelson won in doubles and singles for the Gold Nuggets, who defeated an NCAA Division I opponent for the first time in five attempts this season.
Also scoring for the Nuggets was sophomore Nour Abbes, who defeated Aida Kelic 6-3, 6-2. Abbes, ranked first in the NAIA, is 37-1 in her XU singles career, 20-1 this season and 7-0 this semester.
For the Gold Rush, Kyle Montrel and Tushar Mandlekar won in doubles and singles. Montrel, playing with his third partner in five duals, improved to 5-0 in doubles this semester when he and Vincenzo Ciccone beat Amor and Kilian Salgado 8-4.
The XU men have won three straight and are 4-0 at home this season.
Alcorn State's men are 2-7, and its women are 1-8.
"Birthday girl Sha'Nel pulled it out for us," XU coach Alan Green said. "This was a huge win for our women. We couldn't lose again like last night (5-4 to Brenau), and Sha'Nel didn't let it happen. This was a very nerve-racking match against one of the best teams in the SWAC.
"The guys played very well despite not having two starters in the lineup."
Xavier's men will visit the University of New Orleans at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Both XU teams will play a pair of home duals Saturday -- 10 a.m. against Rhodes and 2 p.m. against Tougaloo.
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Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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