Nuggets, Rush win on road against ranked Carey teams

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi -- Xavier University of Louisiana's tennis teams won dual matches Thursday against William Carey. The Gold Nuggets won 5-1, and the Gold Rush won 5-2.

The Gold Nuggets (11-7), ranked seventh in the NAIA, earned their first victory of the season against a ranked opponent. The Gold Rush (9-3), ranked sixth, are 4-1 this season against ranked teams.

William Carey's women (6-6) are 20th in the NAIA, and its men (6-5) are 21st.

Nour Abbes and Caroline Vernet won in doubles and singles for the Nuggets. Vernet clinched with a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Sara Valero Marin.

Abbes rallied to defeat Audrey Leitz 3-6, 6-0, 6-3. Abbes is 41-2 in singles during her XU career, 24-2 this season.

Jordan Harrell clinched for the Gold Rush when he defeated Gleb Bilyalov 6-3, 6-3. Kyle Montrel and Tushar Mandlekar won in doubles and singles. Montrel and Nikita Soifer's 8-1 victory against Nick Georgian and Carlos Lopez Ruiz gives Montrel a 12-0 doubles record this season, 8-0 with Soifer.

XU's men will travel to Troy, Ala., to play Troy at 3 p.m. Friday and Columbus State -- ranked sixth in NCAA Division II -- at 11 a.m. Saturday. Next for the Gold Nuggets will be Southern Miss at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at XU Tennis Center.

Results:  Men    Women 


Ed Cassiere, Sports Information DirectorXULAATHLETICS
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