Wednesday, February 27, 2019

3-peat for Gold Rush; Nicholls match moved to 2 p.m.

Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennisNEW ORLEANS — For the third time in as many NAIA men's tennis coaches polls this season, Xavier University of Louisiana is No. 3 behind five-time defending national champion Georgia Gwinnett and Keiser.
     
The Gold Rush (2-1) played just once since the previous poll Feb. 12: a 9-0 Sunday victory at Louisiana College. But the XULA men will get busier, playing twice this week and four times each of the following two weeks.
     

Coach Alan Green said the Gold Rush's Wednesday home match against NCAA Division I member Nicholls was pushed up one hour. The new start time will be 2 p.m. at XULA Tennis Center.
     

Georgia Gwinnett (4-0) is a unanimous No. 1 for thr 40th consecutive poll. The next rankings will be announced March 12.
     The Gold Rush active poll streaks:
     •  98 consecutive appearances in the top 25 . . . streak began April 4, 2007.
     •  89 consecutive appearances in the top 20 . . . streak began April 30, 2008.
     •  74 consecutive appearances in the top 15 . . . streak began Feb. 1, 2011.
     •  68 consecutive appearances in the top 10 . . . streak began May 3, 2011.
     •  30 consecutive appearances in the top 5 . . . streak began Jan. 26, 2016.
     •  30 consecutive appearances in the top 4 . . . streak began Jan. 26, 2016.
 

NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Feb. 24)
RANKPREVIOUSSCHOOL RECORDPOINTS
11Georgia Gwinnett (14)4-0374
22Keiser (Fla.)6-3361
33Xavier (La.)2-1351
45Reinhardt (Ga.)2-0337
56Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)0-1317
57William Woods (Mo.)1-0317
78Cumberland (Tenn.)0-0299
815Middle Georgia 4-2290
99Campbellsville (Ky.)4-0277
1010Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)0-0266
114William Carey (Miss.)2-1262
1212Arizona Christian4-0239
1313Tennessee Wesleyan2-1227
1411Mobile (Ala.)2-1217
1514Union (Ky.)1-4210
1616Point (Ga.)3-4196
1723Hope International (Calif.)5-1160
1820Marian (Ind.)15-3159
1918McPherson (Kan.)0-0157
2021Cumberlands (Ky.)2-0146
2119Northwestern Ohio4-2142
2222Coastal Georgia4-2128
2317Westmont (Calif.)2-3117
2423Asbury (Ky.)1-187
25RVIndiana Wesleyan18-371

Dropped from the Top 25: San Diego Christian (Calif.)
Others Receiving Votes: Loyola (La.) 44, Texas A&M-Texarkana 40, Marymount California 34, Judson (Ill.) 21, San Diego Christian (Calif.) 21, Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 20, Ottawa (Kan.) 16, Webber International (Fla.) 11, Missouri Valley 10, Hastings (Neb.) 7, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 6, Georgetown (Ky.) 4, St. Thomas (Fla.) 4, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 3.

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
Department of Athletics & Recreation
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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