NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana climbed one place to No. 3 Wednesday in the NAIA men's tennis coaches postseason poll.
The Gold Rush (13-12) finished in the top 10 for the eighth consecutive year and in the top three for the third straight season. XULA was national runner-up in 2016 and 2017 and a semifinalist this year.
It's the Gold Rush's 13th consecutive season in the final top 25.
XULA extended its streak of consecutive top-25 appearances to 95. That's the longest active streak in NAIA men's tennis. The streak began April 4, 2007.
XULA won 2-of-3 dual matches at the NAIA National Championships in Mobile, Ala., last week. The Gold Rush had a first-round bye, then defeated Middle Georgia 5-1 in the round of 16 and William Carey 5-3 in the quarterfinals. Georgia Gwinnett eliminated the Rush 5-0 in the semifinals en route to the Grizzlies' fifth consecutive championship.
Georgia Gwinnett was a unanimous No. 1 for the 37th consecutive poll.
XULA was 4-3 this year against NAIA teams in the postseason top 25: 0-2 against Georgia Gwinnett, 2-1 against No. 4 William Carey, 1-0 against No. 11 Mobile and 1-0 against No. 13 Middle Georgia. The Gold Rush also produced four victories against NCAA Division I teams (Jackson State, Nicholls, Prairie View A&M and Troy) and two victories against teams in the final NCAA Division II top 25 (Bluefield State and Embry-Riddle [Fla.])
The Gold Rush active poll streaks:
• 95 consecutive appearances in the top 25 . . . streak began April 4, 2007.
• 86 consecutive appearances in the top 20 . . . streak began April 30, 2008.
• 71 consecutive appearances in the top 15 . . . streak began Feb. 1, 2011.
• 65 consecutive appearances in the top 10 . . . streak began May 3, 2011.
• 27 consecutive appearances in the top 5 . . . streak began Jan. 26, 2016.
• 27 consecutive appearances in the top 4 . . . streak began Jan. 26, 2016.
NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Postseason Top 25 Poll (first-place votes in parentheses — records through May 19) |
RANK | PREVIOUS | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS |
1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett (14) | 27-0 | 374 |
2 | 2 | Keiser (Fla.) | 18-7 | 362 |
3 | 4 | Xavier (La.) | 13-12 | 350 |
4 | 5 | William Carey (Miss.) | 13-4 | 327 |
5 | 14 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 19-4 | 321 |
6 | 3 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 14-1 | 313 |
7 | 7 | William Woods (Mo.) | 16-7 | 307 |
8 | 6 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 21-4 | 296 |
9 | 11 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 20-7 | 271 |
10 | 9 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 16-5 | 265 |
11 | 8 | Mobile (Ala.) | 19-3 | 261 |
12 | 10 | Arizona Christian | 19-8 | 248 |
13 | 13 | Middle Georgia State | 12-8 | 232 |
14 | 17 | Union (Ky.) | 14-6 | 208 |
15 | 16 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 12-5 | 195 |
15 | 12 | Northwestern Ohio | 13-6 | 195 |
17 | 15 | Westmont (Calif.) | 8-10 | 185 |
18 | 18 | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 8-8 | 167 |
19 | 25 | McPherson (Kan.) | 15-4 | 164 |
20 | 20 | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | 20-6 | 144 |
21 | 19 | Asbury (Ky.) | 15-2 | 141 |
22 | 21 | Coastal Georgia | 11-7 | 112 |
23 | 22 | Indiana Wesleyan | 29-11 | 111 |
24 | 23 | Point (Ga.) | 15-8 | 94 |
25 | 24 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 8-11 | 83 |
Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M-Texarkana 82, Bethany (Kan.) 44; Loyola (La.) 40; Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 30; Missouri Valley 25; St. Francis (Ill.) 11; Aquinas (Mich.) 10; Bluefield (Va.) 7; Hastings (Neb.) 7; Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) 6
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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