Results

        MOBILE, Ala. — Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennis defeated city rival Loyola 4-0 Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament.
        Juan Ramirez clinched with his 6-2, 6-3 victory against Theo Debackere on the fourth singles court. The Perez brothers, Santiago and Sebastian, clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 victory against Herman Aure and Ernesto Telles on court three.
        Shaikh Abdullah and Megh Patel, who teamed for XULA's other doubles victory, also won in singles. Abdullah defeated Tiger Cheung 6-2, 6-4, and Patel beat Sam Marin 6-0, 6-2.
        XULA — 12-9, winner of seven of its last eight duals, ranked ninth in the NAIA and seeded third in this tournament — will play second-seeded William Carey in the semifinals at 1 p.m. Friday at Copeland-Cox Mobile Tennis Center.
        William Carey, 9-2 and ranked fifth in the NAIA, had a first-round bye. The Crusaders defeated XULA 4-3 March 19 in Mobile.
        "It's going to be a tough one tomorrow," said Alan Green, head coach of XULA's men and women and director of tennis. "Today was not as easy as the score indicated. It was really our first time hitting a ball since Indiana because of all the rain. So today we got through the rust and finished the match."