NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's Yi Chen Pao is the Red River Athletic Conference Player of the Week in women's tennis for March 20-26.
        The RRAC announced Tuesday the award.
        Pao, a fifth-year player and a graduate-school student from Taichung City, Taiwan, was 3-0 in doubles and 2-1 in singles. She won in doubles and singles to help the Gold Nuggets defeat NCAA Division III Millsaps 7-0 and Division II Southern Arkansas 4-3. Pao won with Valaine Clarke in doubles in a 6-1 loss to West Florida, ranked 35th in D2.
        This is Pao's third career weekly award and her first in the RRAC. She won twice when XULA was a member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference. This is XULA's second season in the RRAC.
        It's the seventh time in eight weeks that the Gold Nuggets won the RRAC award. Tianna Dixon, Mbali Langa, Valentina Largacha and McKenna Wheatley also won this season.
        The Gold Nuggets, ranked fifth in the NAIA, will play host to No. 14 William Carey at noon CDT Saturday at XULA Tennis Center.