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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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XU is the first HBCU men's team to qualify for the NAIA National Championship
since the tournament adopted a dual-match format in 2000.
Men's Tennis
updated May 30, 2009
Head Coach: Alan Green (sixth season), (504) 520-5008 or amgreen@xula.edu
Media Contact: Ed Cassiere, (504) 520-5707 or ecassier@xula.edu
Next:
The Gold Rush will begin its 2009-10 season in late September.
Next Home Match:
To be announced.
Most Recently:
Xavier, in its first appearance at the NAIA National Championship, defeated
Oklahoma Christian 5-4 in the first round on May 12, then lost 5-0 to top-ranked Auburn Montgomery
the following day. Xavier was the first HBCU men's team to qualify for the NAIA's
national event since it adopted a dual-match format in 2000. Copeland-Cox Tennis Center in
Mobile, Ala., was the tournament site for the sixth consecutive year.
The Record:
17 wins, 7 losses (8-0 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference) in 2008-09 and winner the Gulf Coast
Athletic Conference Tournament for the fourth consecutive time in five years. The Gold Rush
was 15-9 overall and 8-0 GCAC in 2007-08.
Rankings:
Team — Xavier was No. 18 in the final NAIA coaches poll of the season.
Individual — In the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's
NAIA men's singles rankings of April 16, Terry Richardson was 22nd, Mike Green was 32nd and
Steffen Giles-Osborn was tied for 43rd. The doubles team of Giles-Osborn and Green was tied for 19th.
Streaking:
• The Rush has a 37-match GCAC regular-season winning streak.
The most recent loss was 8-1 at Spring Hill on Feb. 7, 2004.
• The Rush has been in the NAIA top 25 for 16
consecutive polls dating to April 2007.
2008-09 Highlights:
• Reached the second round of the NAIA National Championship. Xavier was the first HBCU
men's team to qualify for the NAIA's national event since it adopted a dual-match format in 2000.
• Won the GCAC Tournament for the fourth consecutive time in five years.
• Terry Richardson and Mike Green were second-team NAIA All-Americans.
• Terry Richardson was the GCAC Player of the Year for the second time
in three years. Steffen Giles-Osborn was GCAC Newcomer of the Year, and Alan Green was GCAC Coach of the Year.
• All-Louisiana team: Terry Richardson made the first team), Mikhail Vaval earned honorable mention,
and Alan Green was Coach of the Year.
• Two victories against ranked NAIA teams: 7-2 against Oklahoma Baptist on March 13
and 5-4 against Oklahoma Christian on May 12.
• An NAIA-leading four dual-match victories against NCAA Division I opponents: Southern, Grambling,
Jackson State and Alcorn State.
• Set a school record for dual-match victories in a season, 17.
• Xavier was a program-record 13th in the NAIA coaches polls
of March 24 and April 7.
• A program-record three singles players in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's
NAIA rankings — Terry Richardson, Mike Green and Steffen Giles-Osborn —
and the program's first ranked doubles team, Green and Giles-Osborn.
• Brothers Terry and Sean Richardson won the men's B-flight doubles
title in the HBCU National Championships
at Atlanta, Ga., in September. The Richardsons defeated Florida A&M's
Paul Paige and David Jackson 8-6 in the final.
• Won seven of the nine GCAC Player of the Week awards: Terry Richardson three times,
Mikhail Vaval twice, Cameron Knowles once and Sean Richardson once.
2007-08:
Xavier was 15-9, No. 17 in the final NAIA coaches poll and won the
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament for the third time in four years.
Senior Miroslav Vukicevic became the first NAIA All-American of the
modern era of Xavier men's tennis. Xavier had four victories against NCAA
Division I opponents, including SWAC Eastern Division champion Jackson State.
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The 2008-09 Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennis team.
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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