Results
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Xavier University of Louisiana's
Santiago Perez and
Shaikh Abdullah won in singles and doubles Sunday, but West Florida
prevailed 5-2 in a matchup of top-10 men's tennis teams Sunday.
XULA (3-6), ranked 10th in the NAIA,
lost to the fifth-ranked team in NCAA Division II.
Perez and Abdullah won in three sets at the top two
singles flights.
Perez defeated Serdar Bojadjiev, ranked 11th in D2, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2, and Abdullah defeated Salvador Bandeira 6-2, 1-6, 6-2.
Perez is ranked 13th and Abdullah 18th in the NAIA.
Although West Florida (6-2) won the doubles point,
Perez and Abdullah defeated Bandeira and Gabriel Nery (UWF) 6-4 on the first court.
XULA will drive east on Interstate-10
again this week to play four Southern States Athletic Conference duals in three days,
starting with a 4 p.m. Thursday match against NAIA No. 12 Mobile.