Results

        ALEXANDRIA, La. — Nereo Suarez defeated a ranked opponent in straight sets Friday to lead NAIA No. 8 Xavier University of Louisiana to a 4-2 men's tennis victory against Texas A&M-Texarkana in the LSUA Tournament.
        The XULA men (10-7) finished 2-0 in the four-day event. The Gold Rush will visit city rival Dillard next Friday.
        Suarez, No. 16 in the ITA NAIA singles rankings announced Thursday, won 6-0, 6-3 against No. 35 Andrew Otzenberger.
        51st-ranked Jacobi Bain clinched for the Gold Rush with his 6-2, 7-5 victory against Mauricio Trevino. Ivan Vazquez stretched his singles win streak to 12 with a 6-0, 6-1 decision against Sebastian Romanos.
        In doubles, Bain and Suarez — No. 10 nationally — defeated Otzenberger and Trevino 6-0. Another ranked Gold Rush team, No. 27 Vazquez and Gabriel Velez, defeated Romanos and Iker Alonso 6-1 to clinch the doubles point.
        XULA won six of its last seven dual matches. The Eagles are 10-6.