Results
PENSACOLA, Fla. —
Farah Baklouti
scored Xavier University of Louisiana's only point Sunday — a victory against a
ranked singles opponent — but West Florida won the dual match 6-1.
XULA (6-4), ranked third in NAIA women's tennis,
lost to the sixth-ranked team in NCAA Division II.
Baklouti lost the first set against 23rd-ranked
Karolina Silwanowicz but rallied for a 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8) victory.
West Florida (6-2) won the doubles point,
but XULA's
Lailaa Bashir and
Angela Charles-Alfred led 5-2 against
Berta Bonardi and Sara Yigin when the Argonauts clinched.
Bonardi, the No. 1 singles player in NCAA
Division II, defeated Bashir, ranked second in the NAIA, 6-1, 6-0.
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. 18 Mobile.