NEW ORLEANS — Two of the greatest academic institutions in the universe — Xavier University of Louisiana and Princeton University — will meet online at noon CDT Thursday (March 26) in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Top Moments of 2019-20 Bracket Challenge, a fan-voting contest on Twitter and Facebook.
     Fans will have 24 hours to vote online for Angela Charles-Alfred and Lailaa Bashir, who on Oct. 20 won XULA's first-ever overall small-college title at the ITA Cup championships in Rome, Ga. Charles-Alfred and Bashir won 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 in the women's doubles final against Helena Jansen and Emelie Schwarte of Tyler (Texas) Junior College.
     Paired against XULA will be Princeton's Brianna Shvets, who upset Pepperdine's top-ranked Ashley Lahey 6-4, 6-4 Feb. 9 at the ITA National Indoor Championships in Chicago.
     Starting at noon Thursday, XULA fans can visit:
     •  @ITA_tennis to like or retweet the Charles-Alfred/Bashir post on Twitter.
     •  @ITACollegeTennis to like or love the Charles-Alfred/Bashir post on Facebook.
     Fans can vote at both locations through 11:59 a.m. CDT Friday (March 27).
     The XULA-Princeton winner will advance to a round-of-16 matchup starting at noon CDT April 1.
     Charles-Alfred is a junior from Saint-Pierre, Martinique, and Bashir is a freshman from Jackson, Miss., and a graduate of Jackson Academy. They are the only HBCU entry in the Bracket Challenge.