NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's
Manuel Arias defeated Dillard's Siddarth Sangheeth 6-7, 6-4, [10-8] Saturday to win the men's A-singles championship of the Dillard Invitational tennis tournament.
In the men's B-singles championship match, Dillard's Jesus Rodgriguez defeated XULA's
Dedric Ray 6-3, 6-4.
The Gold Nuggets'
Asadah Ma'at defeated LSU-Alexandria's Marthe Chopin 8-4 to win the women's B-singles consolation bracket.
Ma'at and
Sanai LeSure won 2-of-3 doubles matches and finished the day with a 6-4 victory against Claudia Di Leonardo and Taisia Bolsova of NCAA Division I Southeastern Louisiana.
XULA's men and women combined to win 6-of-9 matches on the second and final day of the tournament.
Next for the Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets will be their final tournament of the fall semester, the NAIA Individual Singles Championship Nov. 1-3 in Rome, Ga.
Here are all the XULA Saturday results:
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Men's singles, A-bracket championship: Manuel Arias, XULA, d. Siddarth Sangheeth, Dillard, 6-7, 6-4, [10-8]
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Men's singles, B-bracket semifinal: Dedric Ray, XULA, d. Alfredo Gallegos, Loyola (N.O.), 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), [10-7]
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Men's singles, B-bracket championship: Jesus Rodriguez, Dillard, d.
Dedric Ray, XULA, 6-3, 6-4
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Women's singles, B-bracket consolation semifinal: Asadah Ma'at, XULA, d. Ana Julia De Paula Mandrot, LSU-Shreveport, 8-3
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Women's singles, B-bracket consolation championship: Asadah Ma'at, XULA, d. Marthe Chopin, LSU-Alexandria, 8-4
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Women's singles, C-bracket consolation championship: Belen Blasco, LSU-Alexandria, d.
Sanai LeSure, XULA, 8-6
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Women's doubles:
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Asadah Ma'at/
Sanai LeSure, XULA, d. Ana Julia De Paula Mandrot/Nicoleta Anestiadi, LSU-Shreveport, 6-1
— Ana Sofia Ferrer Martinez/Alexandra Cedeno, Louisiana Christian, d.
Asadah Ma'at/
Sanai LeSure, XULA, 7-5
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Asadah Ma'at/
Sanai LeSure, XULA, d. Claudia Di Leonardo/Taisia Bolsova, Southeastern Louisiana, 6-4
