HATTIESBURG, Miss. — In a matchup of NAIA top-10 men's tennis teams, William Carey won in three sets on the top three singles courts Wednesday in a 4-3 victory against Xavier University of Louisiana.
        It was the season opener for the Crusaders, who are ranked seventh. Fifth-ranked XULA is 5-3 overall and 3-3 against ranked opponents. All three Gold Rush losses this season are against top-seven opponents.
        Anton Magnusson clinched for Carey with his 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory against Mathieu Strauss on the third singles court.
        Jacobi Bain and Nereo Suarez clinched the doubles point for XULA with a 6-4 decision against Thomas Drapeau and John Nicholas Leblanc. Strauss and Julius Hell earned XULA's other doubles victory, 6-3 against Matt Shearer and Ibrokhimjon Urinov.
        Winning for XULA in singles were Hell, 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) against Shearer on the fourth court, and Jered Wilson at No. 6 in a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) decision against Nikolas Elenkov. Wilson's victory gave XULA a 3-2 lead.
        The Gold Rush and Crusaders will meet at noon April 1 at XULA.
        Next for XULA will be three matches in the LSUA Invitational at Alexandria and Pineville, La. The schedule:
        •  8 a.m. Friday vs. city rival Dillard at Pineville (Louisiana Christian University courts)
        •  2 p.m. Friday vs. Our Lady of the Lake at Pineville (LCU)
        •  2 p.m. Saturday vs. Texas Wesleyan at Alexandria Aquatic and Racquet Club