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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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Rush get first-round bye at NAIA National Championship
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May 10, 2011
Bracket
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana received
a first-round bye when pairings were announced Tuesday for the NAIA Men's Tennis
National Championship.
The Gold Rush (13-9) are seeded eighth — the same position
as in the final coaches poll announced Monday — and will play
at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18 against the winner of a first-round match between
ninth-seeded Vanguard (7-13) and 24th-seeded Mobile (6-7).
All matches will be played at Copeland-Cox Tennis Center
in Mobile, Ala. The Vanguard-Mobile dual will be one of eight played
May 17, and the tournament will conclude May 21. Twenty-four teams qualified,
and eight received byes.
Xavier qualified automatically for nationals by winning the
Unaffiliated Group 2 Tournament April 29-30 at Chattanooga, Tenn. Vanguard
received an at-large bid, and Mobile qualified as host institution.
Xavier earned its first victory against a top-10 NAIA
opponent with its 6-3 decision at Vanguard on March 4. The Lions, a quarterfinalist
five of the last six seasons and a semifinalist in 2000 and 2004, beat the
Gold Rush 6-3 in 2010 and 5-4 in 2008 in regular-season duals.
Xavier did not play Mobile this year, but the Gold Rush
were 8-0 against the Mobile the previous three seasons, including victories in
the finals of Gulf Coast Athletic Conference tournaments in 2008 and 2009. Mobile
competed in the Southern States Athletic Conference this year.
This is the third consecutive year that the XU men
qualified for the national tournament. In 2009 the Gold Rush defeated Oklahoma Christian
5-4 in the first round, then lost to eventual runner-up Auburn Montgomery 5-0.
Last year the Gold Rush beat Tennessee Wesleyan 5-3 in the first round, then
lost 5-1 to eventual runner-up Fresno Pacific.
Fresno Pacific, a 5-2 loser to Auburn Montgomery in the
2010 final, is the No. 1 seed and could play Xavier in the quarterfinals
May 19.
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NAIA National Championship
(seedings in parentheses)
First Round — 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17
Aquinas (16) vs. St. Thomas (Fla.) (17)
Vanguard (9) vs. Mobile (24)
Graceland (12) vs. Huntington (Ind.) (21)
Concordia (Calif.) (13) vs. Bethany (Kan.) (20)
Lindsey Wilson (14) vs. Lewis-Clark State (19)
Shorter (11) vs. Hastings (22)
Union (Ky.) (10) vs. Brescia (23)
William Carey (15) vs. Olivet Nazarene (18)
Second Round — 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18
Fresno Pacific (1) vs. Aquinas-St. Thomas winner
Xavier (8) vs. Vanguard-Mobile winner
Azusa Pacific (5) vs. Graceland-Huntington winner
Oklahoma Christian (4) vs. Concordia-Bethany winner
Auburn Montgomery (3) vs. Lindsey Wilson - Lewis-Clark State winner
Westmont (6) vs. Shorter-Hastings winner
Point Loma Nazarene (7) vs. Union-Brescia winner
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (2) vs. William Carey-Olivet Nazarene winner
Quarterfinals — 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 19
Semifinals — 9 a.m. on Friday, May 20
Championship — 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 21
Xavier at Nationals (2-2)
May 12, 2009 (first round): Xavier 5, Oklahoma Christian 4
May 13, 2009 (second round): Auburn Montgomery 5, Xavier 0
May 18, 2010 (first round): Xavier 5, Tennessee Wesleyan 3
May 19, 2010 (second round): Fresno Pacific 5, Xavier 1
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