NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana is 19th in the NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll announced Tuesday. It's the Gold Nuggets' same position as in the 2016 postseason rankings.
The top-25 ranking is the 40th in a row for the XULA women and their 85th in the last 95 polls dating to Feb. 25, 2004.
XULA, 8-14 a year ago, will play its first dual match of the spring semester at noon Sunday against city rival Loyola at XULA Tennis Center. The Gold Nuggets' first duals against ranked teams will be Feb. 17 against No. 11 Keiser and No. 24 Cumberlands in the Grizzly Invitational at Lawrenceville, Ga.
Defending champion Georgia Gwinnett received all 13 first-place votes.
The next top 25 will be announced Feb. 14.
NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records from previous season)
Rank Team Record Points Last
1 Georgia Gwinnett (13) 18-2 343 1
2 Lindsey Wilson 21-5 332 2
3 SCAD Savannah 18-2 321 4
4 Brenau 17-7 310 5
5 Cardinal Stritch 19-2 297 6
6 William Woods 19-3 289 7
7 Indiana Wesleyan 33-7 276 8
8 Middle Georgia 15-8 263 10
9 Davenport 25-6 244 11
10 Northwestern Ohio 14-10 230 13
11 Keiser 11-9 224 17
12 William Carey 12-12 223 12
13 Arizona Christian 17-5 209 18
14 LSU-Alexandria 12-7 202 14
15 Olivet Nazarene 13-10 201 15
16 Mobile 12-7 171 16
17 Cumberland 12-9 165 20
18 San Diego Christian 4-9 150 RV
19 Xavier 8-14 147 19
20 McPherson 13-5 122 22
21 Westmont 10-8 119 9
22 St. Thomas (Fla.) 8-8 107 23
23 Reinhardt 12-5 102 24
24 Cumberlands 12-10 80 NR
25 Marian (Ind.) 14-8 73 RV
Dropped from rankings: No. 3 Auburn Montgomery, No. 21 Lewis-Clark State, No. 25 Georgetown (Ky.)
Others receiving votes: Lewis-Clark State 66, Missouri Valley 64, Georgetown (Ky.) 43, Milligan 27, Southeastern (Fla.) 18, Southwestern (Kan.) 12, Morningside 12, Asbury 12, Texas Wesleyan 11, SCAD Atlanta 9, Campbellsville 5, Huntington 3, Dalton State 3
Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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