SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Xavier University of Louisiana earned its third men's tennis victory of the season against a top-10 opponent by defeating Westmont 7-2 Saturday.
     The Gold Rush (10-5) — ranked sixth in the NAIA and in the first of three dual matches in as many days against top-10 teams — defeated three nationally ranked singles players and one ranked doubles team.
     Westmont (8-7) is ranked eighth.
     Tushar Mandlekar and Adam Albrecht won in doubles and singles for Xavier. Mandlekar and Manav Chakma defeated 22nd-ranked Jan Sibbel and Christian Mathis 8-4, and Mandlekar beat Sibbel, ranked 46th in singles, 6-3, 6-2.
     Albrecht and Kevin Chaouat beat Tommy Nightingale and Travis Smelley 8-2 in the first completed doubles match. Albrecht clinched the dual with his 6-0, 7-6 (7-1) victory against Nightingale.
     After losing their doubles match, Xavier's Kyle Montrel and Nikita Soifer dominated in singles. Montrel beat 25th-ranked Carl-Philip Lindqvist 6-1, 6-3, and Soifer ended his three-match singles losing streak by throttling 20th-ranked Luke Whalen 6-0, 6-0.
     Xavier's other victory came from Jordan Harrell, who beat Joshua Barnard 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. Harrell had dropped four consecutive three-set decisions.
     Both Xavier teams will play Northwestern Ohio at noon PDT Sunday at Whittier College in Whittier, Calif. UNOH's men are ranked 10th in the NAIA, and its women are 24th. Xavier's women, who are ranked seventh, did not play Saturday after winning 7-2 Friday at No. 11 Westmont.

Men's Tennis Results
Xavier 7, Westmont 2

Saturday, March 28, 2015
Abbott Tennis Courts, Santa Barbara, Calif.

Xavier victories highlighted

Doubles
No. 1 — Carl-Philip Lindqvist-Joshua Barnard (WC) d. Kyle Montrel-Nikita Soifer (XU) 8-4.
No. 2 — Tushar Mandlekar-Manav Chakma (XU) d. Jan Sibbel-Christian Mathis (WC) 8-4.
No. 3 — Adam Albrecht-Kevin Chaouat (XU) d. Tommy Nightingale-Travis Smelley (WC) 8-2.

Singles
No. 1 — Kyle Montrel (XU) d. Carl-Philip Lindqvist (WC) 6-1, 6-3.
No. 2 — Nikita Soifer (XU) d. Luke Whalen (WC) 6-0, 6-0.
No. 3 — Jordan Harrell (XU) d. Joshua Barnard (WC) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3.
No. 4 — Tushar Mandlekar (XU) d. Jan Sibbel (WC) 6-3, 6-2.
No. 5 — Christian Mathis (WC) d. Manav Chakma (XU) 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (10-7).
No. 6 — Adam Albrecht (XU) d. Tommy Nightingale (WC) 6-0, 7-6 (7-1).

Order of Finish: Doubles — 3, 2, 1. Singles — 2, 1, 6, 3, 4, 5.
Records: Xavier 10-5, Westmont 8-7.