Tennis teams win 11 of 14 singles matches
For immediate release . . . September 28, 2006
ATLANTA — The Xavier University of Louisiana tennis teams were 11-3 in singles Thursday at the HBCU National Championships at the Sugar Creek and Stone Mountain tennis centers. The Gold Nuggets' Dominique Bell won twice to reach the A-flight semifinals.
Xavier's results (seedings in parantheses):
Men's Singles
A Flight
First Round
Terry Richardson, Xavier, d. Desmond Watson, Fort Valley State, 6-4, 6-0.
Round of 16
Miroslav Vukicevic (4), Xavier, d. Christian Crux, Bethune-Cookman, 7-6, 6-7, 6-2.
Thabawg Sithole (3), Bethune-Cookman, d. Richardson 7-6, 6-1.
B Flight
Round of 16
Mario Myles, Xavier, d. Jerome Ward, Bethune-Cookman, 6-2, 6-2.
Matthew Walker, Xavier, d. Luis Godoy, Prairie View, 6-4, 6-2.
C Flight
Round of 16
Vusumzi Kempele, Xavier, d. Yannick Jackson, Bethune-Cookman, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Joao Sacomandi (3), Hampton, d. Thomas Fugate, Xavier, 6-3, 6-3.
Mikhail Vaval-Desse, Xavier, d. Patrick Jenkins, Winston Salem State, 6-0, 6-1.
Women's Singles
A Flight
First Round
Dominique Bell, Xavier, d. Melanie Brown, Prairie View, 6-4, 6-1.
Quarterfinals
Bell d. Katerina Jiskrova (2), Hampton, 6-2, 6-0.
B Flight
Round of 16
Angelina Callis (4), Xavier, d. Stacey Lambert, Fort Valley State, 6-0, 6-0.
C Flight
First Round
Jihanna Mughnee, Xavier, d. Ashley Hooper, Winston Salem State, 6-0, 6-0.
Round of 16
Colleen McArthur, Xavier, d. Charlie Cooksey, Prairie View, 6-2, 6-1.
Ashley Green (3), Florida A&M, d. Alexandra Broussard, Xavier, 6-4, 6-2.