XULA women's tennis
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
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Xavier (N.O.) XULAW (18-4)
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Winner West Florida UWF (9-7)
Xavier (N.O.) XULAW
(18-4)
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Final
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West Florida UWF
(9-7)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Gold Nuggets' 13-match win streak ends at West Florida

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)

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