Results:  Dual 1   •   Dual 2

     LAFAYETTE, La. — Eric Perez and Edgar Lopez broke a tie with singles victories that enabled NCAA Division I's Louisiana-Lafayette to escape with a 4-2 men's tennis victory against NAIA No. 3 Xavier University of Louisiana and complete a doubleheader sweep Sunday.
     The Ragin' Cajuns (15-10) won the opener 4-0. UL Lafayette is 4-0 this season against Xavier (11-5) — the Cajuns swept another home doubleheader Jan. 18.
     But Xavier nearly broke through Sunday to get its first-ever victory against the Cajuns in seven dual matches.
     After narrowly missing the doubles point, the Gold Rush tied the second dual at 2 with singles victories by Thomas Setodji and Adam Albrecht. Setodji, a freshman who is 10-0 in singles, defeated Will Huyton 6-1, 6-2 at the first court. Albrecht won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 6 against Coleman Wahlborg.
     But Perez broke the tie with a 6-4, 6-3 victory against Tushar Mandlekar at No. 5, and Lopez clinched with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 2 against Karan Salwan. That ended Salwan's 10-match singles win streak.
     Huyton and Arthur Libaud won the doubles point with a 7-6 (8-6) victory against Setodji and Kevin Chaouat after Manav Chakma and Salwan beat Vlad Kramarov and Wahlborg 6-3. Still on court when the second dual ended was Kyle Montrel, who led 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 1-0 against Libaud.
     "Kyle had his guy in the third, no doubt about it," XU coach Alan Green said. "After they clinched (Libaud) fell to the ground and was cramping. But that's how it goes. Much better effort in the second match. This was a lot closer than the score says."
     In the first dual, Wahlborg clinched with a 6-2, 6-1 victory against Albrecht.
     Xavier, 3-5 this year against NCAA DIs, will play its next dual at 1 p.m. Sunday at XU Tennis Center against another DI, Jackson State. The XU women will play DI Southern at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Xavier.