Results
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. —
Fifth-ranked Xavier University of Louisiana women's tennis lost 4-1 Sunday evening to
top-ranked Georgia Gwinnett in the title match of the ITA NAIA National Indoor Championships.
Kyra Akinnibi scored the Gold Nuggets'
point when she defeated Teodora Jovic, No. 4 in the ITA NAIA singles rankings, 6-4, 6-1 on court three.
Akinnibi trailed 4-1 in the first set, then won 11 of the final 12 games.
On the second court XULA freshman
Amira Bergaoui split sets with ninth-ranked Iryna Lysykh
in an unfinished match; Bergaoui won the second set 6-1.
The Grizzlies (4-0) clinched when top-ranked
Justine Lespes defeated 29th-ranked
Mbali Langa 6-4, 6-2.
The Gold Nuggets (2-1) will play
LSU-Shreveport at 3 p.m. Thursday at XULA Tennis Center.