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Men's Tennis

Gold Rush win four times on 2nd day of Cajuns Classic

        LAFAYETTE, La. — Xavier University of Louisiana won four matches Saturday at the Cajuns Classic men's tennis tournament.
        Winning twice for the Gold Rush was Dedric Ray. He and Ivan Vasquez defeated Manuel Arias and Nereo Suarez 6-4 in an all-XULA doubles consolation match. In singles consolation, Ray defeated Vazquez 7-5, 6-7 (6-8), [10-5].
        Arias won 6-2, 7-6 (7-0) in singles consolation against Pasawee Reansuwong of NCAA Division I Southern Miss. The XULA men are fifth in the NAIA coaches poll.
        XULA's Saturday results:
        Doubles main draw
        •  Javier Montoya/Harold van Raemdonck, South Alabama, d. Artur Yakubov, XULA/Samuel Kyjaci, Louisiana-Lafayette, 6-2.
        •  Olle Noltorp/Saheb Sodhi, Southern Miss, d. Manuel Arias/Nereo Suarez, XULA, 6-2.
        •  Mason Landreth/Vasil Dimitrov, Louisiana-Lafayette, d. Ivan Vazquez/Dedric Ray, XULA, 7-5.

        Doubles consolation
        •  Ivan Vazquez/Dedric Ray, XULA, d. Manuel Arias/Nereo Suarez, XULA, 6-4.
        •  Artur Yakubov, XULA/Samuel Kyjaci, Louisiana-Lafayette, d. Rasmus Becker/Pasawee Reansuwong, Southern Miss, 6-2.

        Singles consolation
        •  Manuel Arias, XULA, d. Pasawee Reansuwong, Southern Miss, 6-2, 7-6 (7-0).
        •  Niklas Jensen, Southern Miss, d. Nereo Suarez, XULA 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, [10-6].
        •  Saheb Sodhi, Southern Miss, d. Artur Yakubov, XULA, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3.
        •  Dedric Ray, XULA, d. Ivan Vazquez, XULA, 7-5, 6-7 (6-8), [10-5].
        •  Saheb Sodhi, Southern Miss, d. Manuel Arias, XULA, 6-2, 4-6, [10-5].
        •  Niklas Jensen, Southern Miss, d. Dedric Ray, XULA, 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, [10-4].
        •  Pasawee Reansuwong, Southern Miss, d. Ivan Vazquez, XULA, 2-0, retired.
        •  Samuel Kyjaci, Louisiana-Lafayette, d. Artur Yakubov, XULA, 6-1, 6-1.
        •  Vasil Dimitrov, Louisiana-Lafayette, d. Nereo Suarez, XULA, 4-6, 6-2, [10-8].

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Players Mentioned

Manuel Arias

Manuel Arias

6' 1"
Graduate Student
Dedric Ray

Dedric Ray

5' 11"
Senior
3L
Nereo Suarez

Nereo Suarez

5' 11"
Junior
2L
Ivan Vazquez

Ivan Vazquez

6' 6"
Sophomore
1L
Artur Yakubov

Artur Yakubov

6' 1"
Sophomore
1L

Players Mentioned

Manuel Arias

Manuel Arias

6' 1"
Graduate Student
Dedric Ray

Dedric Ray

5' 11"
Senior
3L
Nereo Suarez

Nereo Suarez

5' 11"
Junior
2L
Ivan Vazquez

Ivan Vazquez

6' 6"
Sophomore
1L
Artur Yakubov

Artur Yakubov

6' 1"
Sophomore
1L