NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's Amira Bergaoui is the Red River Athletic Conference's first player of the week in women's tennis in 2025.
        The RRAC announced the award Tuesday, and it covered matches from Feb. 24- March 2.
        Bergaoui — a sophomore from Tunis, Tunisia, and No. 9 in the ITA NAIA singles rankings — won 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 at home against seventh-ranked Lucy Carpenter of city rival Loyola. It was the second time in 2024-25 that Bergaoui defeated Carpenter; the other was in the singles final of the NAIA Gulf ITA Regional Championships in September at XULA.
        The RRAC weekly award is Bergaoui's third of her career.
        XULA swept the tennis awards — Nereo Suarez was the men's recipient.
        Head coach Alan Green added three road matches to this week's schedule for XULA's women and men (all times Central):
        •  1 p.m. Thursday at Bethel (McKenzie, Tenn./Dr. Deborah Thompson Tennis Complex)
        •  11 a.m. Friday at Tennessee State (Nashville/Hadley Park)
        •  Noon Saturday vs. Campbellsville (neutral site . . . Hendersonville, Tenn./Memorial Park)
        Visit the 2024-25 schedule for updates.

Amira Bergaoui photo by Yamlak Tsega