Saturday, May 5, 2018

No. 3 Gold Nuggets await next week's announcements

Xavier University of Louisiana women's tennis

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana remained No. 3 Tuesday in the NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25. It's the final ranking before the national tournament.
     
The Gold Nuggets (17-7) are in the top five for the fifth consecutive poll. It's their 15th all-time top-3 ranking; all occurred during the last six seasons.
     

The top-25 appearance is XULA's 56th in a row.
     

The postseason timeline:
     •  Monday:  NAIA will announce at 3 p.m. CDT the 24 women'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. Women's matches will start in the morning.
     •  May 16 (Wednesday):  Round of 16. The Gold Nuggets 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 Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through April 29)
RANKPREVIOUSSCHOOL RECORDPOINTS
11Keiser (Fla.) (13)20-2343
22Georgia Gwinnett14-2332
33Xavier (La.)17-7321
44Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)12-2308
55William Carey (Miss.)11-5293
66Brenau (Ga.)16-7292
78William Woods (Mo.)16-6263
89Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)13-6258
97SCAD Savannah (Ga.)11-4255
1011Northwestern Ohio15-4252
1110Indiana Wesleyan29-4241
1212LSU-Alexandria (La.)10-6226
1313San Diego Christian (Calif.)11-6208
1414Middle Georgia State11-6207
1515Westmont (Calif.)9-11186
1616SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)11-6182
1717Arizona Christian10-11164
1818Union (Ky.)15-5159
1919Cumberlands (Ky.)10-10141
2020Campbellsville (Ky.)12-7129
2121Loyola (La.)12-7126
2222Cumberland (Tenn.)13-10111
2323Reinhardt (Ga.)12-7107
2424Mobile (Ala.)11-691
2525Marian (Ind.)17-476
Dropped from the Top 25: None
Others Receiving Votes: Georgetown (Ky.) 50; Southwestern (Kan.) 46; St. Thomas (Fla.) 27; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 18; Asbury (Ky.) 17; Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 11; Tennessee Wesleyan 11; Missouri Baptist 9; Huntington (Ind.) 6; Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 6; Midland (Neb.) 4.

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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