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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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Xavier is the only HBCU men's team to qualify for the NAIA National Championship
since the tournament adopted a dual-match format in 2000.
The Gold Rush qualified in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Men's Tennis
updated February 8, 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 will play Prairie View A&M at 3 p.m. on Friday,
February 10 at Prairie View, Texas. Prairie View A&M Tennis Complex will be the venue.
Most Recently:
Xavier defeated the University of New Orleans 6-3. It's the first time
that the Gold Rush have defeated the Privateers in tennis.
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 are 1-1 overall in 2011-12 and 0-0 in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference.
XU's men are attempting to qualify for the NAIA National Championship for the fourth consecutive season.
In the Top 10:
The Gold Rush were ninth in the preseason
NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll announced January 31. The next
rankings will be announced February 21.
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 three NAIA National Championships — 2009, 2010 and 2011 —
and won first-round matches in 2009 and 2010.
• 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.
• 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 22 victories against NCAA Division I opponents the last nine seasons.
• The Rush have a 46-match GCAC regular-season winning streak.
The most recent loss was 8-1 at Spring Hill on Feb. 7, 2004.
Individual Rankings:
In the Campbell's-Intercollegiate Tennis Association NAIA preseason rankings announced in
November, Loic Didavi was seventh in men's singles — Xavier's highest ranking since
Miroslav Vukicevic was fifth in March 2008. Didavi, Steffen Giles-Osborn (career-high 13th)
and Amir Rahbar (career-high 46th) give the Gold Rush three nationally ranked singles players
for the first time since April 2009. The Gold Rush have two nationally ranked doubles teams for the
first time. Didavi and Zach Taylor are third — Xavier's highest NAIA ranking ever —
and Giles-Osborn and Sean Richardson are 21st.
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The 2010-11 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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