Xavier women 25th in NAIA preseason tennis poll
February 6, 2008

NEW ORLEANS — The Xavier University of Louisiana women's tennis team is 25th in the NAIA Division I preseason coaches poll announced Wednesday.

The Gold Nuggets, like a few top-25 teams, already have begun the dual-match portion of their schedule. Xavier split a pair at home in January against NCAA Division I opponents, losing to Nicholls State and then beating Southern.

Xavier will resume its schedule next week in southern California with matches against four teams in the top 25: No. 2 Fresno Pacific, No. 4 Vanguard, No. 5 Azusa Pacific and No. 21 Concordia.

Auburn Montgomery, winner of the past four NAIA national championships, is No. 1 and received 10 of 12 first-place votes.

Xavier was 13th in 2007 preseason poll and climbed as high as No. 9 before finishing 21st. The No. 9 ranking was the Nuggets' first in the tennis top 10.

The next coaches poll will be announced Feb. 20. There will be seven polls this season, with the final one released April 30.

2008 NAIA Women's Tennis Top 25 Poll — Feb. 6

 
Others receiving votes:
Oklahoma Baptist University (VI) 16; Cumberland University (Tenn.) (XI) 15; Aquinas College (Mich.) (VIII)
14; Walsh University (Ohio) (IX) 7; Bethany College (Kan.) (IV) 7; Nebraska Wesleyan University (III) 5;
University of Alberta (I) 2; Southern Oregon University (I)

* Record through matches played Feb. 3