NEW ORLEANS — Jacobi Bain extended Xavier University of Louisiana's men's tennis streak when he was announced Tuesday as Red River Athletic Conference Player of the Week for April 3-9.
        It's the 10th consecutive week that the Gold Rush have won the award.
        Bain, a sophomore from Nassau, Bahamas, won in doubles and singles in a 6-1 home victory against NAIA No. 17 St. Thomas (Fla.) — the only Gold Rush competition of the week. Bain and Nereo Suarez defeated Oliver Andersson and Carlos Vidal Montesinos 6-0 at No. 1 doubles. Bain clinched Xavier's 30th consecutive home victory with a 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 victory against Raul Safont Martinez at No. 1 singles.
        Bain is top 10 in singles and doubles in the ITA NAIA rankings. The Bain/Suarez team is No. 3. Bain won 11 of his last 12 singles matches and six of his last seven doubles matches.
        The XULA men are 15-6, and on Wednesday they climbed from eighth to seventh in the NAIA coaches poll. The Gold Rush regular-season finale will be a noon Saturday exhibition in Shreveport, La., against two-year Tyler Junior College at the LSU-Shreveport courts. Tyler's Apaches were No. 2 in the most recent ITA NJCAA team rankings.
        XULA will play host to an NAIA unaffiliated group men's tournament April 20-22 and attempt to qualify automatically for NAIA nationals.

XULA men's tennis: 10 consecutive Red River Athletic Conference Player of the Week awards in 2023
Jan. 30-Feb. 5:  Mathieu Strauss
Feb. 6-12:  Jacobi Bain
Feb. 13-19:  Nereo Suarez
Feb. 20-26:  Julius Hell
Feb. 27-March 5:  Nereo Suarez
March 6-12:  Nereo Suarez
March 13-19:  Jacobi Bain
March 20-26:  Julius Hell
March 27-April 2:  Nereo Suarez
April 3-9:  Jacobi Bain