SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Dedric Ray and Juan Ramirez won in doubles and singles Friday morning to lead fifth-ranked Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennis to a 4-0 victory against Our Lady of the Lake in the quarterfinals of an NAIA unaffiliated group tournament.
        The Gold Rush — 17-5 with a six-match winning streak and seeded first in this 13-team, four-round event — will play fourth-seeded Missouri Valley in the semifinals at 1:30 p.m. Friday. The championship round will start at 9 a.m. Saturday.
        Ray and Guillermo Coiras clinched the doubles point on the third court with their 6-3 victory against Christopher Doyal and Johan Favelin. Ray gave XULA a 2-0 lead when he defeated Doyal 6-1, 6-3 at No. 6 singles.
        Ramirez and Juan Varon beat Murilo Salviato and Caio Ravagnani 6-2 on the second doubles court, and Ramirez clinched at No. 1 singles with a 6-3, 6-3 victory against Enzo Frequelin.
        Megh Patel defeated Favelin 6-2, 6-1 on court two. Coiras and Jacobi Bain led their matches when the dual was clinched.
        Missouri Valley (14-8) advanced with a 4-0 victory against fifth-seeded Missouri Baptist. The Vikings beat 13th-seeded Baker 4-0 in the first round Thursday.