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        MOBILE, Ala. — Xavier University of Louisiana women's tennis lost the doubles point, then got singles victories from Amira Bergaoui, Kyra Akinnibi, Kareemah Muhammad and McKenna Wheatley in a 4-1 decision Wednesday against William Carey in the round of 16 at NAIA nationals.
        Wheatley clinched with a 6-2, 6-3 victory on court five against Sunny Logan. Wheatley, a sophomore, is 3-0 in singles at NAIA nationals in her two XULA seasons.
        The Gold Nuggets (22-5) tied their record for season victories for the second straight year, and they advanced to the national quarterfinals for the sixth consecutive time and the eighth time in their last 10 attempts. They'll play Middle Georgia (15-5) at 1 p.m. CDT Thursday at Copeland-Cox Mobile Tennis Center.
        Bergaoui won 6-0, 6-0 against Li-Hsien Lin on court three, Akinnibi won 6-3, 6-1 on court four against Isabella Lechunga — it was Akinnibi's 14th consecutive singles victory — and Muhammad defeated Tiffany Chang 6-1, 6-0 on court two.
        XULA will enter the quarterfinals with an 11-match win streak, which equals the third longest in the Gold Nuggets' history. XULA won a record 16 straight in 2018.
        XULA was ranked third in the final NAIA coaches poll and is seeded fourth at nationals. William Carey (15-9) was ranked 14th and seeded 13th.
        Middle Georgia, ranked fifth and seeded fifth, defeated Union (Ky.) 4-1 in the second round. XULA and Middle Georgia had first-round byes.

Longest win streaks of XULA women's tennis
16 — Feb. 23-May 17, 2018 (streak ended May 18, 2018)
13 — Feb. 19-March 24, 2023 (streak ended March 25, 2023)
11 — March 26-May 15, 2024 (active)
11 — March 26-May 16, 2013 (streak ended May 17, 2013)
10 — Feb. 20-March 22, 2019 (streak ended March 23, 2019)