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NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University
of Louisiana sophomore
Amira Bergaoui scored the final three points of the tiebreaker
Sunday afternoon to win 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) against top-seeded Lucy Carpenter of city rival Loyola
in the women's singles final of the NAIA Gulf ITA Regional Championships at XULA Tennis Center.
Bergaoui, seeded third in this tournament,
qualified automatically for the ITA Cup Championships Oct. 10-13 at Rome, Ga.
Bergaoui won twice Sunday. In the morning she defeated
seventh-seeded Hang Nguyen of another city rival, Dillard, 6-2, 7-5.
As a XULA freshman, Bergaoui was NAIA first-team All-America,
second-team All-Louisiana and Louisiana Freshman of the Year, Bergaoui competed with NCAA Division I
players for the state awards.