ALEXANDRIA, La. — Xavier University of Louisiana women's tennis defeated city rival Dillard and Texas Wesleyan Saturday to finish 3-0 at the LSUA Tournament.
        All the Gold Nuggets' victories in this event were 4-0 decisions.
        Valaine Clarke and Yi Chen Pao clinched the doubles point on the second court against Dillard and Texas Wesleyan. They defeated Dillard's Brunella Gomez and Truc Tran 6-3 and Texas Wesleyan's Ashley Flood and Paula Cepa 6-0.
        Clarke clinched against Dillard with her 6-3, 6-0 victory against Gomez on the third singles court. Against Texas Wesleyan, Juliette Finch clinched at No. 2 singles with her 6-1, 6-2 victory against Carla Arce.
        Tianna Dixon won twice in singles and, with McKenna Wheatley, twice in doubles. Valentina Largacha won against Dillard, and Mbali Langa won against Texas Wesleyan.
        The Gold Nuggets, 10-3 and ranked fifth in the NAIA, have won five straight — four in the last four days — and 10 of their last 11 matches. Next for XULA: matches Thursday through Sunday in the GGC Spring Invitational at Lawrenceville, Ga.