Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Rush, with two victories against ranked foes, still No. 8

NEW ORLEANS -- There was no change Tuesday for Xavier University of Louisiana in the NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25. The Gold Rush (3-1) are No. 8, same as in the preseason.

But the Gold Rush resumé has recent enhancements. The XU men defeated a pair of ranked teams, Belhaven and William Carey, in their two most recent dual matches.

William Carey dropped out of the top 25 Tuesday, and Belhaven remained No. 10.

The Gold Rush are in the top 25 for the 61st consecutive poll and in the top 10 for the 31st consecutive time.

Defending NAIA champion Georgia Gwinnett received all 13 first-place votes. The top eight teams are the same as in the preseason.

The next Gold Rush dual will start at 2 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 24) against Alcorn State at XU Tennis Center. The next dual against a ranked team likely will occur March 7 or 8 during the final two days of the AUM Invitational at Montgomery, Ala.
 
NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Feb. 15)

RankTeamRecordPointsLast
1Georgia Gwinnett (13)5-0343 1
2Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 3-03322
3Auburn Montgomery 1-33203
4 Vanguard6-03114
5Lindsey Wilson2-2299 5
6Cumberland0-02826
7Bethany (Kan.)0-02767
8Xavier3-12688
9Westmont3-22539
10Belhaven4-123710
11Concordia (Calif.)4-223211
12Northwestern Ohio6-1214NR
13Graceland3-020712
14Coastal Georgia0-119813
15Northwood (Fla.)2-019714
16SCAD Atlanta0-217515
17Pikeville0-015716
18Olivet Nazarene0-014617
19Oklahoma Baptist0-014318
20Lewis-Clark State2-3129tie-19
21San Diego Christian 4-1 12224
22SCAD Savannah1-2101tie-19
23Mobile2-09921
24Indiana Wesleyan12-293tie-22
25McPherson0-078RV

Others receiving votes: William Carey 73, Aquinas 56, Webber International 47, Marian (Ind.) 25, Campbellsville 24, Biola 13, Southeastern (Fla.) 11, Missouri Valley 8, Friends 5, Warner 3

 Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director  
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