COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — Xavier University of Louisiana's
Emmanuel Jebutu and
Nereo Suarez will play for men's singles titles Sunday at the HBCU National Tennis Championships.
Jebutu, a junior in his first season with the Gold Rush, won 6-2, 3-6, [15-13] against top-seeded Vid Maric of Alabama State and will play Maric's teammate, Loric Gueli, for the C-flight title at 9 a.m. EDT. Jebutu, the fifth seed, defeated a higher-seeded opponent for the second consecutive round.
Suarez — a senior, an NAIA All-American and seeded fourth at this tournament — won 6-1, 6-1 against Arnav Pathange of Alabama A&M. Suarez will play top-seeded Taj Hibbert of Tennessee State for the A-flight title at 10:30 a.m.
XULA's Saturday results:
•
Men's A-singles, semifinals: Nereo Suarez (4), XULA, d. Arnav Pathange, Alabama A&M, 6-1, 6-1.
•
Men's C-singles, semifinals: Emmanuel Jebutu (5), XULA, d. Vid Maric (1), Alabama State, 6-2, 3-6, [15-13].
•
Men's A-doubles, semifinals: Kareem Hakin/Leo Fortier-Gariepy (4), North Carolina Central, d.
Nereo Suarez/
Ivan Vazquez (1), XULA, 7-6 (7-4).
•
Men's B-doubles, quarterfinals: Antoni Pankowski/Naresh Mithran Bharathy (8), North Carolina Central, d.
Gabriel Velez/Martin Rivera (2), XULA, 6-2.
•
Women's A-singles, semifinals: Victoria Linkovski (6), Jackson State, d. Ana Sabikova (7), XULA, 6-3, 6-0.
•
Women's A-doubles, semifinals: Diana Craciun/Melisa Mekic (1), Alabama State, d.
McKenna Wheatley/Ana Sabikova (4), XULA, 6-4.
•
Women's B-doubles, quarterfinals: Mariia Iordanova/Daniela Tovar, Jackson State, d. Maja Brnic/
Sanai LeSure (2), XULA, 6-3.
•
Women's B-singles consolation, semifinals: Tiara Belen Alvarez, Jackson State, d. Valeria Ortega, XULA, 8-6.
