NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana women's tennis maintained Wednesday its familiar position — third behind Georgia Gwinnett and Keiser — in the fourth NAIA coaches poll of the season.
     The Gold Nuggets (9-1) are in the top three for the 16th consecutive poll dating to 2018. Georgia Gwinnett, Keiser and XULA are 1-2-3 for the 14th straight time.
     XULA will return to the court Friday for a 1 p.m. home match against Lewis-Clark State, one of the "others receiving votes" in the NAIA poll. Start time was moved up to 1 p.m. to accommodate the newly added XULA men's home match at 3 p.m. that day against No. 5 Reinhardt.
     The top-25 appearance is the Gold Nuggets' 70th in a row dating to 2012.