XULA men's tennis
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Men's Tennis

Gold Rush defeat NAIA No. 23 OLLU

        ALEXANDRIA, La. — Xavier University of Louisiana's VanDer Woody rallied for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory Thursday against Jaroslav Majsajdr that clinched XULA's 4-2 men's tennis decision against Our Lady of the Lake in the LSUA Tournament.
        The Gold Rush — 10-9 and ranked 10th in the NAIA coaches poll and 13th in the ITA NAIA computerized rankings — will play Texas Wesleyan at 9 a.m. CDT Friday. The three-day tournament will conclude Saturday.
        Dedric Ray and Jered Wilson also won in singles for XULA. The Gold Rush got doubles victories from Woody/Julius Hell and Jacobi Bain/Nereo Suarez. Bain and Suarez clinched the doubles point with their 6-3 victory against Kyllian Savary and David Ekpenyong.
        XULA ended the nine-match win streak of the Saints, who are 12-7, No. 23 in the coaches poll and 17th in the computer rankings. The victory was XULA's fourth this season against a top-25 opponent.

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Players Mentioned

Jacobi Bain

Jacobi Bain

6' 1"
Junior
2L
Julius Hell

Julius Hell

5' 11"
Sophomore
1L
Nereo Suarez

Nereo Suarez

5' 11"
Sophomore
1L
VanDer Woody

VanDer Woody

6' 5"
Sophomore
1L
Dedric Ray

Dedric Ray

5' 11"
Junior
2L
Jered Wilson

Jered Wilson

5' 9"
Junior
2L

Players Mentioned

Jacobi Bain

Jacobi Bain

6' 1"
Junior
2L
Julius Hell

Julius Hell

5' 11"
Sophomore
1L
Nereo Suarez

Nereo Suarez

5' 11"
Sophomore
1L
VanDer Woody

VanDer Woody

6' 5"
Sophomore
1L
Dedric Ray

Dedric Ray

5' 11"
Junior
2L
Jered Wilson

Jered Wilson

5' 9"
Junior
2L