NEW ORLEANS — Catalin Fifea and Samir Chikhaoui won at the top two singles positions in super-tiebreakers Friday for Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennis, but Jacksonville State defeated the Gold Rush 6-3 to end XULA's 18-dual home winning streak.The Gamecocks are 4-0. The Gold Rush, ranked second in the NAIA, are 1-4. All of XULA's losses are against NCAA Division I opponents.
XULA's home streak began Jan. 30, 2015. XULA had not lost at home since a 5-1 defeat against Georgia Gwinnett on April 26, 2014. The streak included five victories against NCAA Division I opponents and five more against ranked opponents — four from the NAIA, one from NCAA Division II.
Fifea beat Aljaz Kaplja 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (10-5) at No. 1 singles. Chikhaoui defeated Pablo Caffarena 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6).
Fifea — a senior and an NAIA All-American a year ago — also won in doubles. He and Gabriel Niculescu defeated Caffarena and Joaquin Vallejo 8-2.
Next for the XULA men will be Georgia Gwinnett's Grizzly Invitational Feb. 16-18 at Lawrenceville, Ga.
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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