XULA: Xavier tennis teams hit high notes in final NAIA polls (April 30, 2008)

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Xavier tennis teams hit high notes in final NAIA polls
April 30, 2008

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana was No. 13 in the final NAIA women's tennis coaches poll of the 2008 season and No. 17 in the final men's poll announced Wednesday.

The Gold Nuggets' ranking matches their best in a final poll — they were 13th in 2005 — and it's the fourth consecutive Xavier women's team to make the final ranking.

The No. 17 ranking is the Gold Rush's highest in a final poll, and this is the third Xavier men's team in a row to make the final top 25.

The Rush (15-9) had been 24th in the past four polls this season, then got a boost from a 5-0 victory Friday against then-No. 16 Lee (Tenn.) in the Region XIII Tournament. It was the Rush's first-ever victory in a regional.

The Nuggets (16-7) jumped eight spots after earning their first regional victory, 5-1 Friday against then No. 18 Mobile. It was a roller-coaster month for the Nuggets, who were 14th in the April 2 poll, then dropped to 21st on April 16 after a 5-4 loss to Mobile in the championship match of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament.

Both Xavier teams are hoping for at-large bids to the NAIA National Championship on May 12-16 at Mobile, Ala. The tournament fields will be announced Monday, and pairings will be announced by 5 p.m. on May 9.

2008 NAIA Women's Tennis Top 25 Poll — April 30
Rank	Previous	School (NAIA Region)	1st-Place Votes	W-L	Points
1	1	Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) (XIII)	13	28-0	325
2	2	Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) (II)		17-1	312
3	3	Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) (II)		16-4	297
4	4	Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) (XI)		15-3	288
5	5	Vanguard University (Calif.) (II)		20-3	273
6	6	California Baptist University (II)		13-6	256
7	7	Berry College (Ga.) (XIII)		16-6	246
8	8	Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV)		11-5	232
9	9	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) (XIV)		12-6	217
10	11	Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) (VI)		15-5	203
11	12	Cumberland University (Tenn.) (XI)		21-2	188
12	13	Westmont College (Calif.) (II)		10-10	168
13	21	Xavier University (La.) (XIII)		16-7	158
14	20	Georgetown College (Ky.) (XI)		13-7	145
15	17	Indiana Wesleyan University (VIII)		20-2	125
16	16	Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) (II)		8-14	113
17	19	Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) (VII)		21-2	112
18	25	Shorter College (Ga.) (XIII)		13-8	109
19	15	Northwood University (Fla.) (XIV)		9-5	100
20	10	Brenau University (Ga.) (XIII)		11-11	89
21	14	Bethel College (Tenn.) (XI)		9-4	75
22	22	Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) (I)		8-9	64
23	23	Union College (Ky.) (XII)		12-3	47
24	24	Oklahoma Baptist University (VI)		10-12	44
25	18	University of Mobile (Ala.) (XIII)		12-3	29
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma Christian (VI) 8; McKendree University (Ill.) (V) 1; Indiana University Southeast (XII) 1.

2008 NAIA Men's Tennis Top 25 Poll — April 30
Rank	Previous	School (NAIA Region)	1st-Place Votes	W-L	Points
1	1	Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) (XIII)	13	22-1	324
2	3	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) (XIV)		17-2	306
2	2	Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) (II)	1	17-0	306
4	4	Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) (II)		17-6	286
5	5	California Baptist University (II)		15-4	270
6	8	Vanguard University (Calif.) (II)		14-8	244
7	11	Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) (XI)		14-5	227
8	6	Concordia University (Calif.) (II)		14-7	225
9	10	Union College (Ky.) (XII)		13-2	222
10	9	Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV)		9-7	215
11	7	Bethel College (Tenn.) (XI)		14-1	202
12	12	Graceland University (Iowa) (V)		17-1	196
13	14	Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) (II)		10-9	172
14	13	Shorter College (Ga.) (XIII)		15-6	159
15	15	Berry College (Ga.) (XIII)		10-9	140
16	17	Lindenwood University (Mo.) (V)		20-4	116
17	24	Xavier University (La.) (XIII)		15-9	100
18	19	Webber International University (Fla.) (XIV)		12-9	99
19	18	Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) (I)		12-10	90
20	21	Aquinas College (Mich.) (VIII)		20-2	74
21	22	Oklahoma Christian University (VI)		12-5	70
22	16	Lee University (Tenn.) (XIII)		6-6	60
23	20	Benedictine College (Kan.) (V)		10-6	43
24	24	Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) (VII)		15-3	37
25	23	Cumberland University (Tenn.) (XI)		17-5	21
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma Baptist (VI) 11; Taylor University (Ind.) (VIII) 6; Malone College (Ohio) (IX) 2; University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) (III) 1; Bethany College (Kan.) (IV) 1.

The Xavier Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets compete in Division I of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) as a member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC). Xavier fields men's and women's teams in basketball, cross country and tennis.

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