Tuesday, March 26, 2019

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NEW ORLEANS — You've seen this before: No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett, No. 2 Keiser and No. 3 Xavier University of Louisiana in the NAIA women's tennis rankings.
     

For the sixth consecutive time — and the fifth time in as many polls this season — that was the order when the NAIA announced its top 25 Tuesday.
     

XULA is third in the rankings for the eighth consecutive time.
     

Xavier University of Louisiana women's tennisGeorgia Gwinnett, Keiser and the Gold Nuggets are a combined 25-0 this season against NAIA opponents. The XULA women are 6-0 against NAIA top-25 teams, 3-0 against the top 10.
     

The Gold Nuggets were 4-1 since the previous poll with victories against top-25 Indiana Wesleyan, SCAD Atlanta and William Woods. A 5-0 home decision Friday over William Woods was the Gold Nuggets' 17th victory in their last 18 dual matches against ranked opponents. XULA has won eight of its last nine against top-10 teams.
     

The XULA women and men will play Lewis-Clark State — the LCSU women are ranked 23rd — at 3 p.m. Thursday at XULA Tennis Center. XULA coach Alan Green said the Gold Nuggets' matches this weekend in Pensacola, Fla., have been canceled.
 

NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through March 24)
RANKPREVIOUSSCHOOL RECORDPOINTS
11Georgia Gwinnett (14)11-0374
22Keiser (Fla.)13-3362
33Xavier (La.)12-4350
44Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)3-1330
59William Carey (Miss.)7-1323
610SCAD Savannah (Ga.)8-1314
76William Woods (Mo.)3-5295
87Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)4-6292
98LSU-Alexandria (La.)4-1273
1012Middle Georgia 8-4268
1111Indiana Wesleyan24-5263
125Brenau (Ga.)6-6250
1314Mobile (Ala.)6-3221
1414Westmont (Calif.)12-4213
1513Cumberland (Tenn.)7-3208
1616San Diego Christian (Calif.)10-2190
1721Georgetown (Ky.)8-3172
1819Union (Ky.)6-2171
19RVSoutheastern (Fla.)14-3165
2017Cumberlands (Ky.)4-4143
2018SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)7-5143
2220Loyola (La.)7-6129
2322Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)4-7105
2424Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)7-5103
2522Campbellsville (Ky.)6-383

Dropped from the Top 25: Missouri Valley
Others Receiving Votes: Missouri Valley 77, Webber International (Fla.) 41, Marian (Ind.) 36, Asbury (Ky.) 24, Coastal Georgia 19, Tennessee Wesleyan 18, Arizona Christian 13, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 10 Southwestern (Kan.) 16, Northwestern Ohio 4.

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications
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XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennis reached a milestone Tuesday with its 100th consecutive appearance in the NAIA coaches top 25 poll. The Gold Rush (10-4) climbed from eighth to seventh after beating three top-25 teams since the previous poll.
     

XULA began its top-25 streak on April 4, 2007. It's the longest active streak in NAIA men's tennis.
     

Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennisThe XULA men beat William Woods 5-1 at home Friday. It was the Owls' first loss this season, and it helped dropped them from fourth to ninth.
     
Georgia Gwinnett, winner of its last 100 dual matches, is a unanimous No. 1 for the 42nd consecutive poll.     

Also Tuesday, XULA coach Alan Green announced schedule changes. His Gold Rush will visit No. 2 Reinhardt at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, No. 13 Point at 3 p.m. EDT Saturday and Texas A&M-Texarkana in a neutral-site match in Pensacola, Fla., at 9 a.m. Sunday.
     

Next for the XULA men and women will be Lewis-Clark State at 3 p.m. Thursday at XULA Tennis Center.
     

The Gold Rush active poll streaks:
     •  100 consecutive appearances in the top 25 . . . streak began April 4, 2007.
     •  91 consecutive appearances in the top 20 . . . streak began April 30, 2008.
     •  76 consecutive appearances in the top 15 . . . streak began Feb. 1, 2011.
     •  70 consecutive appearances in the top 10 . . . streak began May 3, 2011.
 

NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through March 24)
RANKPREVIOUSSCHOOLRECORDPOINTS
11Georgia Gwinnett (14)17-0374
22Reinhardt (Ga.)8-0361
33Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)8-4350
46Middle Georgia State10-2330
55Keiser (Fla.)12-4324
69William Carey (Miss.)7-2310
78Xavier (La.)10-4306
87Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)2-2295
94William Woods (Mo.)5-2284
1010Tennessee Wesleyan8-2262
1110Campbellsville (Ky.)11-1250
1212Arizona Christian12-0240
1313Point (Ga.)8-5239
1414Cumberland (Tenn.)7-4217
1515Mobile (Ala.)8-2207
1616Union (Ky.)5-6190
1717Hope International (Calif.)15-3185
1819Cumberlands (Ky.)5-4166
1918McPherson (Kan.)0-4141
2020Marian (Ind.)19-5140
2123Missouri Valley7-4139
2221Coastal Georgia9-4126
2321Northwestern Ohio8-6112
2424Indiana Wesleyan20-7107
2525Westmont (Calif.)4-685

Dropped from the Top 25: None
Others Receiving Votes: Asbury (Ky.) 73, Texas A&M-Texarkana 37, Loyola (La.) 36, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 23, SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) 18, Southwestern (Kan.) 12, Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) 12, Webber International (Fla.) 9, Hastings (Neb.) 6, Judson (Ill.) 3.

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