Results
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Alexandra Melnikova
produced clinching victories in doubles and singles Friday to lead
Georgia Gwinnett to a 7-0 victory against Xavier University of Louisiana in a matchup
of top-4 NAIA women's tennis teams.
The Grizzlies, who won their eighth consecutive
national title last season, are 5-1 and ranked second. The Gold Nuggets (2-3) are fourth.
Melnikova and Diana Ilie clinched the doubles point with
a 6-3 victory against XULA's 2024 ITA Cup championship team of
Mbali Langa and
McKenna Wheatley.
Melnikova won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 singles against
Amira Bergaoui to clinch the overall match.
Georgia Gwinnett won every set. XULA's most competitive matches
were at No. 2 doubles and No. 4 singles.
XULA's women and men will visit SCAD Atlanta
at 10 a.m. EST Saturday, then drive home.