Saturday, May 5, 2018

Gold Rush No. 4; postseason is just around the corner

Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennisNEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana remained No. 4 Tuesday in the NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25. It's the final ranking before the national tournament.
     
XULA (11-11) extended its streak of consecutive top-25 appearances to 94. That's the longest active streak in NAIA men's tennis. The streak began April 4, 2007.
     

The Gold Rush have not played since April 16. XULA has three victories this season against ranked opponents and four against NCAA Division I members, including Nicholls and Troy.
     

The postseason timeline:
     •  Monday:  NAIA will announce at 3 p.m. CDT the 24 men's teams that qualified for the NAIA National Championships.
     •  Tuesday:  NAIA will announce at 1 p.m. CDT the seeds and bracket for nationals. The top eight seeds will receive first-round byes.
     •  May 13 (Sunday):  XULA will depart for Mobile, Ala., the site of nationals.
     •  May 14 (Monday):  Tournament banquet, which will include the presentation of ITA end-of-season and NAIA Champions of Character awards.
     •  May 15 (Tuesday):  First round of competition at Copeland-Cox Mobile Tennis Center (851 Gaillard Drive, zip code 36608, phone 251-208-5181). Admission is free for every round. Men's matches will start in the afternoon.
     •  May 16 (Wednesday):  Round of 16. The XULA men are expected to receive a first-round bye and play their first match on this day.
     •  May 17 (Thursday):  Quarterfinals.
     •  May 18 (Friday):  Semifinals.
     •  May 19 (Saturday):  Championship.
     •  May 22 (Tuesday):  NAIA announces its All-America team.
     •  May 23 (Wednesday):  NAIA announces postseason top 25, and ITA announces its end-of-season singles and doubles rankings.
 

NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through April 29)

RANKPREVIOUSSCHOOL)RECORDPOINTS
11Georgia Gwinnett (14)23-0374
22Keiser (Fla.)15-6362
33Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)14-0348
44Xavier (La.)11-11335
55William Carey (Miss.)12-3329
67Cumberland (Tenn.)21-2305
76William Woods (Mo.)14-6302
88Mobile (Ala.)19-2287
99Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)14-4284
10T10Arizona Christian18-7260
11T10Campbellsville (Ky.)13-6253
1212Northwestern Ohio13-5245
1313Middle Georgia State10-4233
1414Reinhardt (Ga.)16-3226
1515Westmont (Calif.)8-9203
1616Tennessee Wesleyan11-4196
1718Union (Ky.)13-5175
1817San Diego Christian (Calif.)8-7172
1919Asbury (Ky.)15-1153
2020Lawrence Tech (Mich.)20-5146
2121Coastal Georgia11-7136
2222Indiana Wesleyan27-8117
2323Point (Ga.)15-8103
24T24Cumberlands (Ky.)8-11102
25T24McPherson (Kan.)14-398
Dropped from the Top 25: None
Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M-Texarkana 56; Loyola (La.) 37; St. Thomas (Fla.) 36; Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 30; Missouri Valley 28; Bethany (Kan.) 22; St. Francis (Ill.) 12; Aquinas (Mich.) 9; Bluefield (Va.) 7; Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) 6.

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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