ORLANDO, Florida — Xavier University of Louisiana's Yi Chen Pao scored straight-set victories against a pair of NCAA Division I opponents Friday to reach the title round of the HBCU National Tennis Championships at USTA National Campus.
Pao, a junior seeded third in women's C-flight singles, defeated Alabama A&M's India Woods 6-1, 6-3 in the quarterfinals and Bethune-Cookman's Karen Romero, 6-1, 6-2 in the semifinals.
XULA is a longtime NAIA power.
Chris Anders of the Gold Rush won four matches, two with Gabriel Niculescu to advance to the men's B-flight doubles semifinals. Anders and Niculescu beat Junior Babalola-Davies of Shaw and Joshua Wilson of Alabama A&M 6-1 in round of 16, then defeated Florida A&M's fourth-seeded Luis Espinoza and Illya Skoromnyy 6-2 in the quarterfinals.
In C-flight consolation singles, Anders beat Alabama A&M's Rodrigo Arana Rios 8-2 and Virginia State's Keon Halley 8-0 to reach the semifinals.
The three-day tournament will conclude Saturday.
RESULTS: MEN WOMEN
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