XULA women's tennis / McKenna Wheatley
NAIA

Women's Tennis

Gold Nuggets upset Southeastern, advance to NAIA quarterfinals

Results

        MOBILE, Ala. — Xavier University of Louisiana rallied twice in doubles and won a pair of three-set singles matches Wednesday to earn a 4-2 upset victory against Southeastern (Fla.) in the second round of the UTR NAIA Women's Tennis National Championship.
        The Gold Nuggets (14-10), ranked 12th in the final coaches poll and seeded 13th at the tournament, will play ninth-seeded/12th-ranked Tennessee Wesleyan in the quarterfinals at 9 a.m. CDT Thursday at Copeland-Cox Mobile Tennis Center. Admission is free for all rounds.
        Mbali Langa clinched on the second singles court with her 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 victory against Isabella Bolivar Garces. Langa and McKenna Wheatley trailed 4-1 on the first doubles court, saved a match point and won 7-6 (8-6) against Irene Lopez and Carlotta Nonnis Marzano.
        In XULA's other doubles victory, Amira Bergaoui and Ana Vasilis trailed 2-0 before rolling to a 6-3 decision against Garces and Irene Parigi. On the first singles court, Bergaoui defeated Marzano 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-1.
        Wheatley defeated Parigi 6-4, 6-1 at No. 3 singles.
        Southeastern (18-8) was seeded fifth and ranked fourth.
 
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Players Mentioned

Amira Bergaoui

Amira Bergaoui

5' 8"
Sophomore
1L
Mbali Langa

Mbali Langa

6' 0"
Fifth Year
2L
McKenna Wheatley

McKenna Wheatley

5' 10"
Junior
2L
Ana Vasilis

Ana Vasilis

5' 6"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

Amira Bergaoui

Amira Bergaoui

5' 8"
Sophomore
1L
Mbali Langa

Mbali Langa

6' 0"
Fifth Year
2L
McKenna Wheatley

McKenna Wheatley

5' 10"
Junior
2L
Ana Vasilis

Ana Vasilis

5' 6"
Freshman
HS