NEW ORLEANS — You've seen this before: No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett,
No. 2 Keiser and No. 3 Xavier University of Louisiana in the NAIA women's tennis rankings.
For the sixth consecutive time — and the fifth time in as many polls this
season — that was the order when the NAIA announced its top 25 Tuesday.
XULA is third in the rankings for the eighth consecutive time.
Georgia Gwinnett, Keiser and the Gold Nuggets are a combined 25-0
this season against NAIA opponents. The XULA women are 6-0 against NAIA top-25 teams, 3-0 against the top 10.
The Gold Nuggets were 4-1 since the previous poll with victories against
top-25 Indiana Wesleyan, SCAD Atlanta and William Woods. A 5-0 home decision Friday over William
Woods was the Gold Nuggets' 17th victory in their last 18 dual matches against ranked opponents.
XULA has won eight of its last nine against top-10 teams.
The XULA women and men will play Lewis-Clark State — the LCSU women
are ranked 23rd — at 3 p.m. Thursday at XULA Tennis Center. XULA coach
Alan Green said the
Gold Nuggets' matches this weekend in Pensacola, Fla., have been canceled.
NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through March 24) |
| RANK |
PREVIOUS |
SCHOOL |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Georgia Gwinnett (14) |
11-0 |
374 |
| 2 |
2 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
13-3 |
362 |
| 3 |
3 |
Xavier (La.) |
12-4 |
350 |
| 4 |
4 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
3-1 |
330 |
| 5 |
9 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
7-1 |
323 |
| 6 |
10 |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
8-1 |
314 |
| 7 |
6 |
William Woods (Mo.) |
3-5 |
295 |
| 8 |
7 |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
4-6 |
292 |
| 9 |
8 |
LSU-Alexandria (La.) |
4-1 |
273 |
| 10 |
12 |
Middle Georgia |
8-4 |
268 |
| 11 |
11 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
24-5 |
263 |
| 12 |
5 |
Brenau (Ga.) |
6-6 |
250 |
| 13 |
14 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
6-3 |
221 |
| 14 |
14 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
12-4 |
213 |
| 15 |
13 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
7-3 |
208 |
| 16 |
16 |
San Diego Christian (Calif.) |
10-2 |
190 |
| 17 |
21 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
8-3 |
172 |
| 18 |
19 |
Union (Ky.) |
6-2 |
171 |
| 19 |
RV |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
14-3 |
165 |
| 20 |
17 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
4-4 |
143 |
| 20 |
18 |
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) |
7-5 |
143 |
| 22 |
20 |
Loyola (La.) |
7-6 |
129 |
| 23 |
22 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
4-7 |
105 |
| 24 |
24 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
7-5 |
103 |
| 25 |
22 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
6-3 |
83 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Missouri Valley
Others Receiving Votes: Missouri Valley 77, Webber International (Fla.) 41, Marian (Ind.) 36, Asbury (Ky.) 24, Coastal Georgia 19, Tennessee Wesleyan 18, Arizona Christian 13, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 10 Southwestern (Kan.) 16, Northwestern Ohio 4.
