XULA Nuggets beat Grambling for 2nd DI win this season

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — Yi Chen Pao and Charlene Goreau won in doubles and singles Wednesday, and Angelica De Vincenzis earned her first victory for Xavier University of Louisiana in a 4-0 women's tennis decision against Grambling.
     
The dual-match victory is the second this season for the Gold Nuggets (3-3) against an NCAA Division I opponent. XULA is ranked third in the NAIA.
     
Pao clinched with he 6-4, 6-0 victory against Tanya Magunje on the sixth singles court. De Vincenzis defeated Danna Galeano 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5 singles, and Goreau beat Karen Muswere 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2. XULA led the other three singles matches, which were not completed.
     
Pao and Goreau, playing doubles together for the first time this spring, beat Muswere and Magunje 6-1 on the second court, then Mariia Borodii and Farah Baklouti gave XULA a 1-0 lead with a 6-2 victory against Bryttish Burts and Imperia Mora on the first court.
     
Coach Alan Green's women are 5-0 all-time against Grambling.

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