Results
PENSACOLA, Fla. —
Aline Midori Da Sliva won 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 against
Amira Bergaoui at No. 2 singles to clinch
the Argonauts' 4-3 victory against
Xavier University of Louisiana in a matchup of ranked women's tennis teams Saturday.
The Argonauts, 7-3 and ranked 12th in NCAA Division II,
ended the four-match win streak of the Gold Nuggets (9-3), who are fifth in the NAIA coaches
poll and second in the new ITA/NAIA computer rankings.
Midori Da Silva gave Bergaoui her first defeat
in nine singles decisions as a collegian. Bergaoui, a freshman, enrolled at XULA in January.
XULA's
Kyra Akinnibi won in doubles and singles.
Akinnibi and
Kareemah Muhammad won 6-3 at No. 3 doubles against
Midori Da Silva and Guadalupe Martinez, and Akinnibi defeated Martinez 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3 singles.
Also winning for the Gold Nuggets were
McKenna Wheatley,
6-3, 2-6, 6-2 at No. 4 against Luiza Daud, and
Valentina Largacha, 7-5, 6-4 at No. 5 against Jenna Svatos.
Wheatley is 7-0 this semester in singles, and Largacha improved her singles win streak to four.
XULA's women and men will play
at home the next two days: 1 p.m. Sunday against SCAD Atlanta and
2 p.m. Monday against SCAD Savannah. The Gold Nuggets and Gold Rush will return to Florida next weekend
for three matches apiece in the Miami area.