XULA men's tennis / Ivan Vazquez
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Men's Tennis

OLLU defeats Gold Rush

Results

        NEW ORLEANS — In a matchup of top-10 NAIA men's tennis teams Saturday, seventh-ranked Our Lady of the Lake defeated eighth-ranked Xavier University of Louisiana 4-2 at XULA Tennis Center.
        The Gold Rush (7-7) won the doubles point, but the Saints (13-1) won four singles matches to defeat XULA for the first time in six meetings.
        Kyllian Savary clinched for OLLU with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory against Nereo Suarez on the first singles court. XULA's Ivan Vazquez won 6-1, 6-0 against Matis Nuziere on court four.
        In doubles, Jacobi Bain and Suarez won 7-5 on court one against Savary and Nuziere, then Vazquez and Gabriel Velez clinched the point on court two with a 7-6 (7-5) victory against David Ekpenyong and Joao Santos.
        Next for XULA's men and women will be 10 a.m. Sunday home matches against Lewis-Clark State. Start time was pushed up four hours. All XULA home matches have free admission.
 
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Players Mentioned

Jacobi Bain

Jacobi Bain

6' 1"
Senior
3L
Nereo Suarez

Nereo Suarez

5' 11"
Junior
2L
Ivan Vazquez

Ivan Vazquez

6' 6"
Sophomore
1L
Gabriel Velez

Gabriel Velez

6' 0"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

Jacobi Bain

Jacobi Bain

6' 1"
Senior
3L
Nereo Suarez

Nereo Suarez

5' 11"
Junior
2L
Ivan Vazquez

Ivan Vazquez

6' 6"
Sophomore
1L
Gabriel Velez

Gabriel Velez

6' 0"
Freshman
HS