Xavier's Salwan, Montrel reach NAIA South Region quarterfinals

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NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's Karan Salwan and Kyle Montrel each won a pair of men's singles matches Friday to advance to the quarterfinals of the USTA/ITA NAIA South Regional Championships at City Park/Pepsi Tennis Center.
   
Salwan, the No. 4 seed, defeated Kyle Howell of Point 6-0, 6-0 and Matias Destefanis of Auburn Montgomery 6-3, 6-1. Salwan will play Georgia Gwinnett's sixth-seeded Lachlan McPhee next.

Montrel, seeded fifth, rallied to defeat WIlliam Carey's Andreas Brune 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-1) in the opening round, then beat AUM's Federico Lombisano 6-3, 6-2. Montrel will meet Georgia Gwinnett's third-seeded Matias Hatem next.
    
Montrel and Salwan also advanced to the doubles quarterfinals. Montrel and Kevin Chaouat, seeded fourth, defeated Point's Howell and Steven Tracy 8-2. Salwan and Tushar Mandlekar, seeded second, beat William Carey's Hunt Guidry and Leonard Sechi 8-4.
    
Xavier's Sha'Nel Bruins and Brandi Nelson advanced to the women's doubles quarterfinals after an 8-2 victory against William Carey's Hannah Bradford and Kayla Rycraft. The Gold Nuggets' Vashni Balleste upset Brenau's sixth-seeded Patricia Recalde 6-3, 6-1 in the first round of singles but was eliminated in the next round.
    
Main-draw quarterfinals and semifinals and all remaining rounds of consolation singles will be played Saturday at City Park. The finals will be Sunday at XU Tennis Center.

Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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