MOBILE, Ala. — Charlene Goreau and Farah Baklouti won in doubles and singles Thursday to lead Xavier University of Louisiana to a 5-0 women's tennis victory against LSU-Alexandria in the quarterfinals of the NAIA National Championships.
     The Gold Nuggets (19-7), ranked and seeded third, advanced to the semifinals for the fourth time in six years and the first time since 2015. They'll play No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett, the two-time defending national champion.
     Goreau and Angela Charles-Alfred defeated Ariadna Cabezas and Maria Montenegro 8-0 in doubles, and Goreau clinched with a 6-1, 6-0 victory against Miljana Milojevic. The singles victory was Goreau's 15th in a row.
     Baklouti and Manon Bonada defeated Milojevic and Patricia Perez 8-1, and Baklouti beat Cabezas 6-1, 6-1 for her 11th victory in her last 12 singles decisions.
     Mariia Borodii and Yi Chen Pao scored XULA's other point with an 8-1 victory against Alba Perny and Laia Charles. It was the second straight day that Borodii and Pao defeated a top-10 doubles team, and it was their 12th victory in their last 13 matches.
     XULA extended its school-record win streak to 16.
     LSUA (12-7), ranked 12th and seeded 11th, lost to XULA for the third time in as many duals this season. The Generals were eliminated in the quarterfinals for the second straight year.