Results

        MOBILE, Ala. — Xavier University of Louisiana got strong performances from the top and bottom of the singles lineup Thursday in a 5-0 Southern States Athletic Conference women's tennis victory against Mobile.
        XULA (7-4, 2-0), ranked third in the NAIA, produced its fourth victory this season against a ranked opponent; Mobile (5-2, 0-2) is No. 18.
        XULA got singles victories from Lailaa Bashir on the second court, Angela Charles-Alfred on the third, Valentina Largacha on the fifth and Angelica De Vincenzis on the sixth. De Vincenzis clinched with her 6-2, 6-2 victory against Andrea Sanchez, and Largacha won seconds later in a 6-1, 6-2 decision against Paula John.
        XULA is 52-0 in dual matches during the last 10 seasons — 5-0 this year — when its No. 5 and 6 singles players win on the court.
        Bashir snapped her three-match losing streak in singles by beating Sofija Hrovat 6-1, 6-1. Charles-Alfred defeated Emily John 6-0, 6-1.
        De Vincenzis and Largacha defeated Emily John and Claire Travis 6-1 to clinch the doubles point. Farah Baklouti and Kyra Akinnibi won 6-0 against Paula John and Melody Holcomb; it was the third consecutive victory for Baklouti and Akinnibi without dropping a game.
        It was the first of four SSAC matches in three days for XULA, which will play Friday against Blue Mountain at 10 a.m. and fourth-ranked William Carey at 4 p.m.
        NOTES:  The Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced Thursday its first individual rankings of the semester — the first rankings since November. Here's where the XULA women rank:

        Singles
        •  Lailaa Bashir — No. 9 national, No. 7 South
        •  Kyra Akinnibi — No. 16 national, No. 9 South
        •  Angela Charles-Alfred — No. 35 national, No. 12 South

        Doubles
        •  Angela Charles-Alfred - Lailaa Bashir — No. 3 national, No. 3 South
        •  Kyra Akinnibi-Farah Baklouti — No. 16 national