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ALMA MATER
In the Mississippi Valley,
In the Crescent Bend
Stands our loved and noble Xavier,
Far her praises send.
Refrain:
Wave her colors bear them onward
Gold and white so true
Hail to thee, all hail, dear Xavier
Hail, all hail, X.U.!
Xavier, ever be our guide
And lead us on the way,
Through life's journey, onward, upward
To the eternal day. (Refrain)
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The Gold Rush in 2012 became the first XU team in any sport to reach
the quarterfinals of an NAIA National Championship since 1973.
Men's Tennis
updated May 18, 2012
Head Coach: Alan Green (ninth season), (504) 520-5008 or amgreen@xula.edu
Publicity Contact: Ed Cassiere, (504) 520-5707 or ecassier@xula.edu
Next:
The Gold Rush await the start of the 2012-13 season. The XU men likely will
play two or three fall tournaments beginning in September, then play dual
matches beginning next January.
Most Recently:
Xavier lost 5-1 to second-ranked Embry-Riddle (Fla.) in the quarterfinals
of the NAIA National Championship.
story
results
A Great Fall:
XU's Loic Didavi defeated Graceland's Laurentsi Arakhamiya 6-1, 6-0 to win fifth place in NAIA singles
of the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships at Mobile, Ala., in October.
One day earlier, Didavi and Zach Taylor won the third-place NAIA doubles match.
The Record:
The Gold Rush were 18-8 overall in 2011-12 — that's a school record for victories —
and 1-0 in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference.
XU's men were 10-5 against ranked NAIA opponents and 3-3 against NCAA Division I opponents. The XU men have
qualified for the NAIA National Championship for the fourth consecutive season.
In the Top 10:
The Gold Rush were seventh in the
NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll of May 7.
That's the highest poll position in the program's history.
The postseason
ranking will be announced May 22. The Gold Rush are in the
top 10 for the 10th straight time and the 13th time in the last 14 polls.
story
The Ultimate Goal:
Of the 25 senior male and female student-athletes to play for Coach Alan Green, 21 received
degrees from Xavier or are still enrolled.
Continued Success:
• The Gold Rush qualified for the last four NAIA National Championships — 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 —
won first-round matches in 2009 and 2010 and won a second-round match in 2012 after a first-round bye.
• The XU men won five consecutive Gulf Coast Athletic Conference championships
during the last six years (2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010). The GCAC did not determine a champion in 2011 or 12, but
the XU men extended their postseason tournament streak by winning the championship of an
NAIA unaffiliated group tourney both years. Those 2011 and 2012 victories earned
them an automatic berth in the NAIA National Championship.
• Beginning with the poll of April 4, 2007, the Gold Rush have been ranked in every NAIA top 25.
• The Rush have been in the final NAIA top 25 for six consecutive seasons.
• XU's men have 24 victories against NCAA Division I opponents the last nine seasons.
• The Rush have a 47-match GCAC regular-season winning streak.
The most recent loss was 8-1 at Spring Hill on Feb. 7, 2004.
Individual Rankings:
The Gold Rush have four singles and two doubles teams in the
Campbell's-Intercollegiate Tennis Association NAIA rankings of April 16.
Details can be found in the final two paragraphs of
this story.
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The 2011-12 Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennis team.
2010-11 Statistics
(records include fall competition)
| Hassan Abbas |
15-6 singles |
15-8 doubles |
| Jonathan Aubrey |
9-11 singles |
9-8 doubles |
| Steffen Giles-Osborn |
12-14 singles |
13-14 doubles |
| Amir Rahbar |
16-12 singles |
10-9 doubles |
| Sean Richardson |
14-16 singles |
12-14 doubles |
| Zach Taylor |
11-10 singles |
15-8 doubles |
Leaders
• Singles Victories: Amir Rahbar 16
• Singles Winning Percentage: Hassan Abbas .714 (15-6)
• Doubles Victories: Hassan Abbas 15, Zach Taylor 15
• Doubles Winning Percentage: Hassan Abbas .652 (15-8), Zach Taylor .652 (15-8)
• Combined Victories: Hassan Abbas 30
• Combined Winning Percentage: Hassan Abbas .682 (30-14)
• Dual-Clinching Victories: Zach Taylor 5, Hassan Abbas 3, Steffen Giles-Osborn 3, Sean Richardson 2
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2009-10 Statistics
(records include fall competition)
| Hassan Abbas |
23-8 singles |
14-11 doubles |
| Steffen Giles-Osborn |
14-15 singles |
14-11 doubles |
| Cameron Knowles |
10-7 singles |
11-6 doubles |
| Mario Myles |
11-14 singles |
11-12 doubles |
| Sean Richardson |
15-13 singles |
13-10 doubles |
| Zach Taylor |
0-0 singles |
0-0 doubles |
| Mikhail Vaval |
14-12 singles |
11-12 doubles |
Leaders
• Singles Victories: Hassan Abbas 23
• Singles Winning Percentage: Hassan Abbas .742 (23-8)
• Doubles Victories: Hassan Abbas 14, Steffen Giles-Osborn 14
• Doubles Winning Percentage: Cameron Knowles .647 (11-6)
• Combined Victories: Hassan Abbas 37
• Combined Winning Percentage: Hassan Abbas .661 (37-19)
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2008-09 Statistics
(records include fall competition)
| Steffen Giles-Osborn |
17-5 singles |
14-9 doubles |
| Mike Green |
8-8 singles |
10-7 doubles |
| Cameron Knowles |
12-7 singles |
4-5 doubles |
| Mario Myles |
14-4 singles |
5-6 doubles |
| Sean Richardson |
7-2 singles |
15-5 doubles |
| Terry Richardson |
17-8 singles |
18-6 doubles |
| Mikhail Vaval |
12-9 singles |
14-7 doubles |
| Matthew Walker |
1-2 singles |
12-5 doubles |
Leaders
• Singles Victories: Steffen Giles-Osborn 17, Terry Richardson 17
• Singles Winning Percentage: Mario Myles .778 (14-4), Sean Richardson .778 (7-2)
• Doubles Victories: Terry Richardson 18
• Doubles Winning Percentage: Terry Richardson .750 (18-6), Sean Richardson .750 (15-5)
• Combined Victories: Terry Richardson 35
• Combined Winning Percentage: Sean Richardson .758 (22-7)
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