BATON ROUGE, La. —
Yi Chen Pao and
Charlene Goreau
won in doubles and singles Wednesday, and
Angelica De Vincenzis earned her first victory
for Xavier University of Louisiana in a 4-0 women's tennis decision against Grambling.
The dual-match victory is the second this season for the Gold Nuggets
(3-3) against an NCAA Division I opponent. XULA is ranked third in the NAIA.
Pao clinched with he 6-4, 6-0 victory against Tanya Magunje
on the sixth singles court. De Vincenzis defeated Danna Galeano 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5
singles, and Goreau beat Karen Muswere 6-2, 6-0 at No. 2. XULA led the other three singles
matches, which were not completed.
Pao and Goreau, playing doubles together for the
first time this spring, beat Muswere and Magunje 6-1 on the second court,
then
Mariia Borodii and
Farah Baklouti gave XULA a 1-0 lead with a 6-2
victory against Bryttish Burts and Imperia Mora on the first court.
Coach
Alan Green's women are 5-0 all-time against Grambling.