Results
Tournament scores

        MOBILE, Ala. — Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennis won four singles matches Thursday morning to rally for a 4-2 victory against Middle Georgia in the round of 16 at NAIA nationals.
        The Gold Rush (18-6) will play eight-time defending champion Georgia Gwinnett in the quarterfinals at 3 p.m. CDT Thursday. The XULA men reached the quarterfinals for the 10th time in their last 11 attempts.
        Dedric Ray produced his second clinch of this postseason, a 7-5, 6-4 victory against Mariano Jalif at No. 6 singles. Ray won the final three games.
        XULA's Mathieu Strauss won 6-0, 6-1 against Adria Pratdepadua on the fourth court, and the Gold Rush took the lead for good when Nereo Suarez beat Samyak Bajarchary 6-1, 6-2 on court three. Jered Wilson made it 3-1 when he defeated Icham Tidjine 6-4, 6-0 on court five.
        On court two, Gianfranco Germinara and Jalif rallied from a 4-2 deficit in the tiebreaker to defeat Julius Hell and Strauss 7-6 (7-5) and give the Knights the doubles point. Suarez and Jacobi Bain, No. 2 in the ITA NAIA rankings, won 6-0 on court one against Bajarchary and Tidjine.
        XULA defeated Middle Georgia for the second time this season. The Gold Rush are 18-6 and seeded seventh. The Knights, seeded 10th, finished 14-7.