Results
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. —
Xavier University of Louisiana tennis won 10-of-17 singles matches Thursday
during opening day of the HBCU National Championships,
including a 7-0 performance by the Gold Rush.
Eight of the 10 victories were against NCAA Division I opponents.
XULA is a longtime NAIA power. Five of the women's defeats were in third-set super-tiebreakers.
XULA's
Ivan Vazquez and fourth-seeded
Nereo Suarez
advanced to the quarterfinals in the men's A-flight, as did seventh-seeded Ana Sabikova
of the Gold Nuggets in the women's A-flight.
The four-day tournament will resume Friday.
Results (seedings in parentheses):
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Men's A-singles, round of 16:
Nereo Suarez (4), XULA, d. Kaosie Nwokedi, Howard, 6-1, 3-6, (10-4);
Ivan Vazquez, XULA,
d. Ching Chang Chiu, Jackson State, 6-1, 6-2.
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Men's B-singles, round of 32:
Gabriel Velez, XULA, d. Hung-Yu Chen, Jackson State, 6-2, 6-4; Martin Rivera, XULA, d. Kendrick Lash, Howard, 6-4, 1-6, [10-4].
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Men's C-singles, round of 32:
Samy Dahmany, XULA, d. Shawn Yon, Howard, 6-3, 6-0;
Pedro Maggi, XULA, d. Mateo Aldaz, Bluefield State, 6-1, 6-1;
Emmanuel Jebutu (5), XULA, d. Lucas Artigas, North Carolina Central, 6-2, 1-6, [10-3].
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Women's A-singles, round of 32:
Maja Brnic, XULA, d. Oihane Villanueva Lopez, Alcorn State, 6-2, 6-1.
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Women's A-singles, round of 16:
Ana Sabikova (7), XULA, d. Veronica Rodriguez, Florida A&M, 6-2, 6-1;
Paula Corbalan (1), Jackson State, d. Maja Brnic, XULA, 6-0, 3-6, [10-8];
Gabrielle Henderson, Alabama A&M, d.
McKenna Wheatley (5), XULA, 6-2, 4-6, [10-6].
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Women's B-singles, round of 32:
Anais Yakan, XULA, d. Adrianna Torroba Tejada, Bluefield State, 6-1, 6-0;
Sofia Sotelo Raya (2), Alabama A&M, d. Valeria Ortega, XULA, 6-2, 2-6, [10-6].
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Women's B-singles, round of 16:
Helen Hernandez (4), Jackson State, d. Anais Yakan, XULA, 6-1, 4-6, [10-4].
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Women's C-singles, round of 32:
Senna Van den Heuvel, Alabama State, d.
Sanai LeSure, XULA, 6-3, 6-3;
Amber Beautelus, Florida A&M, d. Mia Edwards, XULA, 6-1, 4-6, [10-7];
Maria Iordanova, Jackson State, d. Nyla Ferdinand, XULA, 6-4, 6-3.
