NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana, the No. 2 team in NAIA men's tennis each of the past two seasons, had three players named Thursday to the 2017 ITA NAIA All-America team: senior Karan Salwan and freshmen Moses Micheal and Antoine Richard.
The ITA designates as All-America the top 20 singles players and top 10 doubles teams in its postseason individual national rankings. In singles, Richard was ranked third, Micheal 13th and Salwan 15th. In doubles, Richard and Micheal were second — the highest-ever ITA NAIA national ranking for the Gold Rush at any point in a season.
Salwan, from New Delhi, India, is ITA All-America for the second straight year. Micheal is from Kaduna, Nigeria, and Richard is from Laval, Quebec.
Salwan, Micheal and Richard earned berths May 23 on the NAIA's committee-selected All-America team.
Fourteen NAIA schools accounted for the 31 ITA men's All-Americans. National champion Georgia Gwinnett and semifinalist Campbellsville had four honorees apiece, and William Carey, Northwestern Ohio and San Diego Christian joined XULA with three apiece.
The XULA women produced no ITA All-Americans but had three — sophomore Charlene Goreau and seniors Emma Kranendonk and Brandi Nelson — in the final national or South Region rankings.
| XULA's All-Time List of ITA NAIA Men's All-Americans | ||||
2007-08 — Miroslav Vukicevic 2010-11 — Hassan Abbas, Zach Taylor 2011-12 — Loic Didavi, Zach Taylor 2012-13 — Loic Didavi, Kyle Montrel 2013-14 — Kyle Montrel 2014-15 — Kyle Montrel 2015-16 — Kevin Chaouat, Kyle Montrel, Karan Salwan, Thomas Setodji 2016-17 — Moses Micheal, Antoine Richard, Karan Salwan Most Years Earning ITA All-America: Kyle Montrel 4, Loic Didavi 2, Karan Salwan 2, Zach Taylor 2 | ||||
| XULA in the 2016-17 End-of-Season ITA NAIA Rankings | ||||
Men's Singles | ||||
| Name | Class | NAIA | Region | |
| Antoine Richard | Fr. | 3rd | 3rd | |
| Moses Micheal | Fr. | 13th | 7th | |
| Karan Salwan | Sr. | 15th | 8th | |
| Catalin Fifea | Jr. | 26th | 12th | |
| Women's Singles | ||||
| Name | Class | NAIA | Region | |
| Charlene Goreau | So. | 31st | 11th | |
| Brandi Nelson | Sr. | — | 20th | |
| Men's Doubles | ||||
| Names (Class) | NAIA | Region | ||
| Antoine Richard (Fr.)-Moses Micheal (Fr.) | 2nd | 2nd | ||
| Pierre Andrieu (So.)-Catalin Fifea (Jr.) | 12th | 5th | ||
| Tushar Mandlekar (Sr.)-Karan Salwan (Sr.) | 20th | 9th | ||
| Women's Doubles | ||||
| Names (Class) | NAIA | Region | ||
| Charlene Goreau (So.)-Emma Kranendonk (Sr.) | 13th | 9th | ||
Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
XULAgold.com
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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