Results:
Men
•
Women
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Xavier University of Louisiana's men defeated SCAD Savannah
6-0 Friday, and the women lost 6-1 to the same school on opening day of the Green
and Gray Tennis Invitational.
Karan Salwan and
Tushar Mandlekar won in doubles and singles for the Gold Rush (4-2),
ranked fourth in the NAIA. It was Xavier's fourth consecutive dual-match victory.
Adam Albrecht
clinched the dual with his 6-3, 6-2 victory against Kenta Naka.
Salwan and
Kyle Montrel defeated Daiki Naka and Kenta Naka 8-2. Salwan gave the Rush a 4-0
lead when he defeated Daiki Naka 6-3, 6-1. Mandlekar and
Manav Chakma beat Yulin Liu and
Josh Tewes-McCoy 9-8 (7-1), then Mandlekar defeated Tewes-McCoy 6-2, 6-1.
The Rush led in all three unfinished matches.
The Gold Nuggets (1-3), ranked 13th, lost their third in a row. They took their only
lead when
Dasia Harris and
Sha'Nel Bruins won 8-3 against Daniella Arcila and Anastasia
Castro at the third doubles flight. Camille Gbaguidi, the ITA's second-ranked NAIA singles
player, clinched by beating
Charlene Goreau 6-2, 6-3. That was one of two Nuggets losses against
nationally ranked singles opponents.
"The guys got the job done pretty quickly," XU coach
Alan Green said. "That was good so we
can prepare for tomorrow. The girls had another tough day, but I was proud of them for
playing hard against the No. 4 team in the NAIA. If we can continue to play hard we will
give ourselves a chance to win these matches."
SCAD Savannah's men are 1-3, and its women are 5-1 with a five-dual win streak.
Both XU teams will play Georgia Gwinnett — whose men are No. 1 in the NAIA
and whose women are No. 2 —
at 3 p.m. EST Saturday. The men's dual will be
streamed live and free of charge at http://portal.stretchinternet.com/ggc.
The event will conclude Sunday.