GREENTOWN, Indiana — Xavier University of Louisiana earned a pair of victories Saturday against top-25 teams, beating Indiana Wesleyan's women 7-2 and its men 6-3.XULA's women (10-3) are ranked third in the NAIA, and the men (8-4) are ranked eighth. Indiana Wesleyan's women (23-5) are ranked 11th, and the men (19-7) are ranked 24th.
Both the Gold Nuggets and Gold Rush went 2-0 during their Midwest trip. They'll fly home Sunday and play SCAD Atlanta at 3 p.m. Monday at XULA Tennis Center.
Farah Baklouti clinched for the Gold Nuggets with her 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory against Lena Golz on the fourth singles court. Clinching for the Gold Rush was Santiago Perez on the first singles court with a 6-3, 6-2 victory against Eli Steiner.
XULA's women are 4-0 this season against top-25 opponents — 3-0 on the road against teams ranked 11th or higher. Both Gold Rush victories on this trip were against top-25 teams.
The XULA women have won their last eight dual matches and, dating to last season, 26 of their last 30.
The matches were played indoors at Howard County Tennis Center, approximately 17 miles west of the IWU campus. Only four courts were available. The men completed their matches first, then the Gold Nuggets and IWU battled for 6 1/2 hours. Three of the women's singles matches lasted three sets, with only one decided by a super-tiebreaker.
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Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
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