LAFAYETTE, Louisiana — Xavier University of Louisiana's Catalin Fifea defeated Louisiana-Lafayette's Arthur Libaud 8-5 Friday to finish fifth in the flight one singles bracket of the Battle on the Bayou men's tennis tournament.Also placing in the top eight was XULA's Pierre Andrieu, who was eighth in flight two singles after defeating the Ragin' Cajuns' Silvio Cocito-Monoc 8-4.
The tournament was scheduled for two days but condensed into one due to the expected landfall of Hurricane Nate this weekend on the coasts of Mississippi and south Louisiana.
The Gold Rush finished 4-6 in singles and 2-2 in doubles.
Andrieu also won 8-2 against Prairie View's A&M's Cesar Rayna, and Andrieu teamed with Chris Anders for a 7-6 doubles victory against Tiger Cheung and Ernesto de Diego of city rival Loyola.
Gabriel Niculescu beat UL Lafayette's Jamie Fraser 8-4 in singles consolation, then Niculescu teamed with Fifea for a 6-4 doubles consolation victory against Alcorn State's Nikita Kostikov and Nischay Rawal.
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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