NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's Tianna Dixon was announced Tuesday as Red River Athletic Conference Player of the Week in women's tennis for Feb. 20-26. It's the second straight week that Dixon, a sophomore from Mobile, Ala., and a graduate of UMS-Wright Preparatory School, won the award.
        Dixon was 4-0 in doubles and 4-0 in singles to help the Gold Nuggets go 4-0, including three victories at the LSUA Tournament in Alexandria, La., and a 4-1 victory at NAIA No. 9 William Carey. Dixon's singles victories clinched the match against William Carey and Our Lady of the Lake, and she and McKenna Wheatley clinched the doubles point against William Carey.
        It's the fourth straight week that the Gold Nuggets won the RRAC award. Valentina Largacha was honored for Jan. 30-Feb. 5, and Wheatley won for Feb. 6-12.
        The RRAC weekly award is the third of Dixon's career.
        Next for XULA, 10-3 and ranked fifth in the NAIA, will be matches in Macon, Ga.: 1 p.m. Friday against NAIA No. 6 Middle Georgia and noon Saturday against No. 22 Campbellsville. Times are Eastern Standard. The Gold Nuggets have won five straight and 10 of their last 11.