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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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For 2nd time in 3 years, Green is state Coach of the Year
Coach Alan Green
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Hassan Abbas
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Zach Taylor
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May 28, 2011
NEW ORLEANS — For the second time in three years,
Xavier University of Louisiana's Alan Green is Coach of the Year on
the All-Louisiana men's tennis team selected by the Louisiana Sports
Writers Association.
The team, announced late Saturday, includes two
Xavier players. Senior Hassan Abbas made the first team, and junior Zach Taylor
is on the second team.
Green, a New Orleans native in his eighth season
at Xavier, led the Gold
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Rush to a 13-10 record, a third consecutive berth in the NAIA National Championship,
the program's first top-10
ranking and the first victory against a top-10 NAIA opponent — 6-3 at Vanguard on March 4.
XU had five victories against
teams in the final NAIA coaches poll and two victories vs. NCAA Division I. All the losses were to ranked NAIA
opponents or D-I.
This was the first Xavier team in any sport to be ranked in the top 10 of a final NAIA poll since
women's basketball in 1997-98. XU was top 10 in four of the last five polls.
Abbas, from Saltaire, England, and a graduate of Bingley
Grammar School and Ventura (Calif.) College, is the first XU men's tennis player to
make the All-Louisiana first team twice or in consecutive seasons. Abbas was 15-6 in singles and 15-8 doubles
this season and was 31st in the most recent Intercollegiate Tennis Association/NAIA singles
rankings.
Taylor, from Monroe, La., and a graduate of St. Frederick
High School and Ventura College, was 11-10 in singles and 15-8 in doubles. He was 24th in ITA/NAIA singles rankings.
Taylor and Abbas are 15th nationally in doubles.
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First
Team
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Name
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School
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Class
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Hometown
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Idan Mark
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Tulane
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So.
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Santana
Hod Hasharon, Israel
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Neal Skupski
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LSU
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Jr.
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Liverpool, England
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Sebastian Carlsson
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LSU
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Sr.
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Uppsala, Sweden
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Dmitry Kozionov
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Nicholls State
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So.
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Ivhevsk, Russia
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Hassan
Abbas
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Xavier
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Sr.
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Saltaire,
England
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Abdelrahman Zaki
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New Orleans
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Jr.
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Egypt
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Second
Team
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Name
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School
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Class
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Hometown
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Hossam Meligy
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New Orleans
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So.
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Egypt
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Julien Gauthier
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LSU
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Sr.
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Repentigny, Canada
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Joe Young
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Tulane
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So.
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Redlands, Calif.
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Palash Tiwari
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Nicholls State
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So.
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New Delhi, India
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Zach
Taylor
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Xavier
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Jr.
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Monroe,
La.
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Yanick Mandl
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Louisiana-Lafayette
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Jr.
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Thalwil, Switzerland
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Player of the Year: Neal Skupski, LSU
Newcomer
of the Year: Idan Mark, Tulane
Freshman
of the Year: Hossam Meligy, New Orleans
Coach of
the Year: Alan Green, Xavier
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