Results

        NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana climbed above .500 and extended its home win streak in a 6-1 men's tennis victory Wednesday against SCAD Atlanta.
        The XULA men (8-7) have more wins than losses for the first time in nearly seven weeks. Their win streak at XULA Tennis Center — it started April 18, 2018 — is 39 dual matches. The Gold Rush are 7-0 at home this season.
        XULA's Nereo Suarez, Julius Hell and VanDer Woody won in doubles and singles. Suarez and Jacobi Bain extended their doubles win streak to eight with a 6-1 decision on court one against Mikaeel Woodman and Jakub Bojarski. Suarez defeated Firas Ben Chouikha 6-2, 6-1 on court two for his seventh singles victory in his last eight decisions.
        Hell and Woody defeated Ben Chouikha and Ernesto Sanz Martinez 7-5 to clinch the doubles point. Woody clinched on the third singles court when he defeated Bojarski 6-3, 6-4. Hell beat Woodman 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1.
        Also winning in singles for the Gold Rush were Jered Wilson, 6-3. 7-5 against Valentino Capararo, and Dedric Ray, 6-4, 0-6, 1-0 (10-8) against Nicolas Fertonani.
        XULA — No. 10 in the NAIA coaches poll and 11th in the ITA NAIA computerized team rankings — won for the sixth time in its last eight matches. SCAD Atlanta (4-7) has lost six straight.
        XULA's men and women will play their next three in Florida, beginning with neutral-site Sunday matches at 1 p.m. EDT against Southeastern (Fla.) at Patch Reef Park Tennis Center in Boca Raton.