NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana, despite a loss to a lower-ranked team Friday, remained No. 3 in the NAIA women's tennis coaches poll announced Wednesday.
        XULA solidified its claim to No. 3 by beating two top-10 teams Saturday — Cardinal Stritch and Indiana Wesleyan — after a 4-3 loss to Union (Ky.) at the IWU Invitational.
        XULA has the third-longest active streak of consecutive top-25 appearances: 75 since May 1, 2012. SCAD Savannah is first with an active streak of 129 appearances (beginning Feb. 9, 2005), and Lindsey Wilson is second with 84 (beginning April 19, 2011).
        XULA (16-5) is top-seeded at the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament, which will begin Thursday at Mobile, Ala. XULA has a first-round bye and will play in the semifinals at 10 a.m. Friday.

NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll (first-place votes in parentheses — records through April 11)

 

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Last
1	Georgia Gwinnett (14)	15-0	374	1
2	Keiser	10-1	362	2
3	XULA	16-5	346	3
4	Indiana Wesleyan	29-4	333	9
5	SCAD Savannah	4-1	325	5
6	Union (Ky.)	12-1	316	11
7	LSU-Alexandria	6-1	299	10
8	William Carey	7-3	295	4
9	Montreat	9-5	278	8
10	Cardinal Stritch	6-5	266	7
11	William Woods	10-4	257	6
12	San Diego Christian	10-0	244	12
13	Middle Georgia	5-3	231	13
14	Tennessee Wesleyan	10-5	219	14
15	Cumberlands	17-2	205	17
16	Lindsey Wilson	11-2	186	16
17	Ave Maria	9-3	176	18
18	Reinhardt	6-5	175	21
19	Loyola (N.O.)	4-4	153	19
20	Campbellsville	15-3	142	20
21	SCAD Atlanta	4-4	131	RV
22	Indiana Tech	13-2	117	23
23	Brenau	5-6	103	15
24	St. Thomas (Fla.)	6-6	102	22
25	Marian (Ind.)	15-9	97	24
Dropped from rankings:  No. 25 Cumberland         Others receiving votes:  Georgetown (Ky.) 83, Cumberland 69, Missouri Valley 45, Northwestern Ohio 21, Blue Mountain 11, Southeastern (Fla.) 11, Saint Katherine 10, Texas Wesleyan 5, Lewis-Clark State 4.