NEW ORLEANS — Shaikh Abdullah is the most recent addition to the Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennis roster, but he quickly has made a positive impact.Less than a month after playing his first matches for the Gold Rush, the freshman from Hyderabad, India, earned a pair of spots Thursday in the Oracle/ITA NAIA National Rankings. Abdullah is tied for 50th in singles, and he and Samir Chikhaoui are 17th in doubles.
Catalin Fifea climbed from 42nd to 20th nationally in singles.
Fifea is seventh, Abdullah 17th and Chikhaoui 19th in the South Region singles rankings. The Abdullah-Chikhaoui doubles team is sixth in the region.
XULA will play SCAD Atlanta at noon Sunday at XULA Tennis Center.
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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