XULA men's tennis / Gabriel Velez
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Men's Tennis

NAIA No. 8 Gold Rush win 5th in last 6 matches

Results

        ALEXANDRIA, La. — NAIA No. 8 Xavier University of Louisiana won four singles matches Thursday in a 4-1 men's tennis victory against Texas Wesleyan on opening day of the LSUA Tournament.
        The XULA men (9-7) will play their final match of the event at 10 a.m. Friday against Texas A&M-Texarkana at Alexandria Aquatic and Racquet Club, but the Gold Nuggets will compete through Sunday.
        Nereo Suarez clinched for the Gold Rush with his 6-4, 6-4 victory against Marco Salamanca at No. 1. Ivan Vazquez won his 11th in a row — 6-3, 6-3 against Malte Jon Sommer at No. 3 — Jacobi Bain beat Elliott Hoffman 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) at No. 2, and Gabriel Velez defeated Luca Link 6-3, 7-5 at No. 4.
        Vazquez and Velez won 6-4 at No. 2 doubles against Hoffman and Sommer.
        XULA won five of its last six dual matches. The Rams (4-8) lost their sixth in a row.

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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