NEW ORLEANS — A record-tying seven teams from Xavier University of Louisiana will compete Saturday: four at home and two nearby.
        XULA will play host to the NAIA Gulf Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional Championships Friday through Sunday. Main-draw matches will begin at 9 a.m. Friday at City Park. Semifinals and finals will be Sunday at XULA.
        Women's and men's soccer will play their first home doubleheader of the season. It'll be a Red River Athletic Conference matchup with North American. The Gold Nuggets will play at 1 p.m. Saturday, and the Gold Rush will play at 3:30 p.m. Admission is free at Lafreniere Park in Metairie, La., and the first 200 fans will receive a free serving of Blue Bell ice cream.
        Women's volleyball will travel to Hobbs, N.M., for two Red River matches with Southwest. The Gold Nuggets and Mustangs will play at 6 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday. Times are Mountain Daylight.
        Cross country will compete Saturday morning in the Nicholls Invitational at Thibodaux, La. The women's 5,000-meter race will start at 8 o'clock. The men's four-mile race will begin at 8:30.
        The first time seven XULA teams competed in one day was March 12, 2021.

Photos by Yamlak Tsega. From left: Amira Bergaoui (women's tennis), Nereo Suarez (men's tennis), Ruxandra Flueras (women's volleyball), Skylah Barton (women's cross country), Lejaune George (men's cross country), Gustavo Oliveira (men's soccer) and Theresa Wiesiolek (women's soccer).