Saturday, March 16, 2019

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Gold Rush, Gold Nuggets defeat Racers indoors

Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennisLIMA, Ohio — Xavier University of Louisiana traveled to the Midwest to score men's and women's tennis victories Friday against Northwestern Ohio. The Gold Rush won 6-3, and the Gold Nuggets won 9-0.
     
All matches were played indoors.
     
Santiago PerezChris Anders and Gabriel Niculescuwon in doubles and singles for the Gold Rush (7-4), ranked eighth in the NAIA. UNOH is ranked 21st. The Gold Rush trailed 3-2 before winning the final four singles matches. Niculescu clinched with his 6-4, 6-3 victory against Marcos Salazar on the third court.
     
Perez, No. 3 in the Oracle ITA singles rankings, defeated No. 20 Radu Popa 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) on the first court. Perez and Anders defeated 20th-ranked Popa and Duarte Teixeira 8-5 at No. 1 doubles.
     
The third-ranked XULA women (9-3) did not drop a set. They've won seven straight dual matches and 25 of their last 29 dating to last season. Mariia BorodiiFarah BakloutiCharlene GoreauYi Chen Pao and Angelica De Vincenzis won in doubles and singles for the Gold Nuggets. Goreau clinched with her 6-1, 6-0 victory against Veronica Rydstrom at No. 2 singles.
     
Borodii, ranked second nationally in singles, defeated No. 50 Camila Puente 7-5, 6-3.
     
The UNOH men are 6-4, and the women are 3-6.
     
Both XULA teams will travel to Greentown, Ind., for indoor matches at 10:30 a.m. EDT Saturday against Indiana Wesleyan. IWU's women are ranked 11th, and the men are 24th. The Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets will then travel home and play SCAD Atlanta at 3 p.m. Monday at XULA Tennis Center.

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XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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TIM EATMAN IS A FORMER POINT GUARD AND HEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH AT TALLADEGA COLLEGE.  THE TC ALUMNUS COACHED THE LADY TORNADOES FROM A 0-26 RECORD TO A 20-9 FINISH IN HIS ONLY SEASON COACHING AT TC IN 1989-90.  HE MOVED TO DIVISION I  MISSISSIPPI  STATE (1990-92) AS AN ASSISTANT COACH AND THEREAFTER IS A REMARKABLE CAREER OF SUCCESS!!
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Buchanan leads XULA on first day of Louisiana Classics

Xavier University of Louisiana AthleticsLAFAYETTE, Louisiana — Xavier University of Louisiana's Shane Buchanan ran the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9 minutes, 46.25 seconds Friday during a third-place finish at the Louisiana Classics track and field meet.
     
Producing top-15 finishes for the XULA women were Shalysa Wray (12th place, 25.59) and Ariel Ford (13th, 25.60) in the 200.
     
The two-day meet will conclude Saturday. Field events will start at 10 a.m., and running events will begin at 2 p.m. XULA's men and women will compete in the 400, 800, 1,500, 400 hurdles, discus, high jump, long jump and triple jump. The women will compete in the 100 and shot put, and the men will run the 110 hurdles.
     
The meet venue is Cajun Track/Soccer Facility of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
     
Here are all XULA results from the first day of the Louisiana Classics:

Women
     200:  Shalysa Wray, 12th in 25.59; Ariel Ford, 13th in 25.60; Alexis Williams, 18th in 26.21; Ry-Anne Riley, 22nd in 26.59; Justyce Riggs, 24th in 26.63
     Javelin:  Tamia Scott, 16th in 28.54 meters (93 feet, 8 inches)

Men
     200:  Jordan Ashmore, 30th in 23.38.
     3,000 Steeplechase:  Shane Buchanan, 3rd in 9:46.25

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