Results
Coaches poll of March 22, 2023
PENSACOLA, Fla. —
Xavier University of Louisiana's 13-match win streak in women's tennis ended
Saturday in a 6-1 loss to West Florida.
The Gold Nuggets, 18-4 and ranked fifth
in the NAIA, lost for the first time since Feb. 18. West Florida is
9-7 and ranked 35th in NCAA Division II.
Valaine Clarke won twice
for XULA. Clarke and
Yi Chen Pao won 6-3 at No. 3 doubles against
Mayumi Saguchi and Guadalupe Martinez. On the second singles court, Clarke defeated
Carlota Verdu 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 1-0 (11-9).
Also in singles,
Valentina Largacha
on court four and
McKenna Wheatley on court five lost in third-set super-tiebreakers.
Both had lost first sets.
The Gold Nuggets will play host to
NAIA No. 14 William Carey at noon CDT Saturday (April 1).
NOTES: XULA's Sunday home
match against NCAA Division I Florida A&M was canceled at the request
of FAMU, which cited a Southwestern Athletic Conference scheduling conflict . . .
The Gold Nuggets remained No. 5
in the NAIA coaches poll announced Wednesday. They're in the top five for
the fifth consecutive poll and in the top 25 for the 89th consecutive poll.
The top-25 streak started in 2012.
Longest win streaks of XULA women's tennis
16 — Feb. 23-May 17, 2018 (streak ended May 18, 2018)
13 — Feb. 19-March 24, 2023 (streak ended March 25, 2023)
11 — March 26-May 16, 2013 (streak ended May 17, 2013)
10 — Feb. 20-March 22, 2019 (streak ended March 23, 2019)