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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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Gold Rush to play Vanguard in second round of nationals
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May 17, 2011
MOBILE, Ala. — Xavier University of Louisiana
will get a rematch with Vanguard in Wednesday's second round of the
NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship at Copeland-Cox Tennis Center.
Xavier, 13-9 and the No. 8 seed, had a first-round bye Tuesday.
Vanguard, 8-13 and the No. 9 seed, advanced to the second round with a 9-0 victory
against No. 24 Mobile.
The XU men won 6-3 at Vanguard on March 4 for their
first-ever victory against a top-10 NAIA opponent. The Gold Rush won
at the top two doubles flights and got singles victories from Zach Taylor,
Hassan Abbas, Amir Rahbar and Sean Richardson. Taylor clinched the dual
with his 6-2, 7-5 victory against Pereira, the NAIA's 10th-ranked singles
player.
This is Xavier's third consecutive appearance
at nationals. The Gold Rush lost in the second round to the eventual runner-up each of the past two
seasons after first-round victories against Oklahoma Christian in 2009
and Tennessee Wesleyan in 2010.
The Gold Rush will try to become the second Xavier team in any sport
to reach the NAIA quarterfinals. The only time it happened was in men's basketball in 1973.
Vanguard, from Costa Mesa, Calif., reached the NAIA quarterfinals six of the last seven
seasons and was a semifinalist in 2004 and 2000. The Lions
tied for fifth place in the Golden State Athletic Conference and are one of six
GSAC teams ranked among the final top 12.
Higher seeds won seven of eight first-round matches Tuesday.
The exception was No 17 St. Thomas (Fla.), which defeated No. 16 Aquinas 5-4.
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The 2010-11 Xavier University of Louisiana men's tennis team: from left, Zach Taylor, Jonathan Aubrey, Steffen Giles-Osborn, Coach Alan Green, Amir Rahbar, Sean Richardson and Hassan Abbas.
NAIA National Championship
(seedings in parentheses)
First Round — 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17
St. Thomas (Fla.) (17) d. Aquinas (16) 5-4
Vanguard (9) d. Mobile (24) 9-0
Graceland (12) d. Huntington (Ind.) (21) 8-1
Concordia (Calif.) (13) d. Bethany (Kan.) (20) 5-3
Lindsey Wilson (14) d. Lewis-Clark State (19) 6-3
Shorter (11) d. Hastings (22) 8-1
Union (Ky.) (10) d. Brescia (23) 9-0
William Carey (15) d. Olivet Nazarene (18) 6-3
Second Round — 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18
Fresno Pacific (1) vs. St. Thomas (Fla.) (17)
Xavier (8) vs. Vanguard (9)
Azusa Pacific (5) vs. Graceland (12)
Oklahoma Christian (4) vs. Concordia (Calif.) (13)
Auburn Montgomery (3) vs. Lindsey Wilson (14)
Westmont (6) vs. Shorter (11)
Point Loma Nazarene (7) vs. Union (Ky.) (10)
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (2) vs. William Carey (15)
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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