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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 again reach highest-ever NAIA ranking, No. 8
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April 17, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — Two victories against top-10 teams
helped Xavier University of Louisiana climb one place to No. 8 Tuesday in the
NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
The ranking matches the highest in the program history
of the Gold Rush (14-7). The XU men initially reached No. 8 on March 8,
2011. They were eighth in three additional polls last year, including
the final ranking. This year the Gold Rush were ninth in the preseason poll
and remained there for four additional polls until this week.
During spring break the Gold Rush won 5-4 at then-No. 7 Point Loma Nazarene on April 2
and 6-3 at then No. 8 Westmont the following day.
Xavier is 8-4 this season against ranked teams, with three victories
against the top 10.
The XU men extended their streaks of consecutive
appearances in the top 25 (38 polls), top 20 (29), top 15 (14) and top 10 (8).
The top-25 streak began April 4, 2007. The Gold Rush appeared in the top 10
in 11 of last 12 polls.
Xavier's women are just outside the top 25 for the
second consecutive poll. The Gold Nuggets (4-21) are 26th, 12 points behind
No. 25 Davenport. Xavier was 24th in the March 20 ranking.
Both XU teams have concluded their regular-season
schedules. Next for the Gold Rush and the Gold Nuggets will be an NAIA unaffiliated group qualifying tournament April 27-28
at Racquet Club of the South in Norcross, Ga. Based on this week's rankings, No. 16 Cumberland and No. 19 Martin
Methodist will be the strongest opponents of the Rush at that tournament. The
Nuggets' strongest competition will come from No. 17 Martin Methodist and
No. 33 Milligan. The men's and women's champions will receive automatic
bids to the NAIA National Championship May 15-19 at Mobile, Ala.
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NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Sunday, April 15)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Fresno Pacific (12) |
19-1 |
312 |
1 |
| 2 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
15-2 |
302 |
2 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma Christian |
14-3 |
291 |
3 |
| 4 |
Azusa Pacific |
17-2 |
283 |
4 |
| 5 |
Auburn Montgomery |
13-7 |
271 |
5 |
| 6 |
Point Loma Nazarene |
12-7 |
261 |
6 |
| 7 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
8-9 |
248 |
10 |
| 8 |
Xavier |
14-7 |
242 |
9 |
| 9 |
Vanguard |
10-9 |
235 |
7 |
| 10 |
Westmont |
8-8 |
219 |
8 |
| 11 |
William Carey |
14-3 |
213 |
11 |
| 12 |
Lindsey Wilson |
16-5 |
205 |
12 |
| 13 |
Aquinas |
19-1 |
190 |
13 |
| 14 |
Bethany (Kan.) |
13-3 |
184 |
14 |
| 15 |
Belhaven |
14-2 |
172 |
15 |
| 16 |
Cumberland |
12-1 |
160 |
16 |
| 17 |
Warner |
11-3 |
152 |
17 |
| 18 |
Campbellsville |
12-4 |
131 |
19 |
| 19 |
Martin Methodist |
7-4 |
129 |
20 |
| 20 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
8-7 |
113 |
18 |
| 21 |
Our Lady of the Lake |
6-6 |
109 |
21 |
| 22 |
Northwestern Ohio |
16-4 |
105 |
23 |
| 23 |
Webber International |
14-6 |
104 |
22 |
| 24 |
Lewis-Clark State |
8-7 |
74 |
24 |
| 25-tie |
Shorter |
11-14 |
60 |
25 |
| 25-tie |
Olivet Nazarene |
11-3 |
60 |
RV |
Others receiving votes: McPherson 55, Spring Arbor 42, Pikeville 36,
Northwood (Fla.) 17, Biola 15, Roberts Wesleyan 10, Taylor 1, Asbury 1,
SCAD Savannah 1, Davenport 1. |
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NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Sunday, April 15)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Auburn Montgomery (13) |
19-2 |
343 |
1 |
| 2 |
Fresno Pacific |
18-4 |
332 |
2 |
| 3 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
18-3 |
321 |
3 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Christian |
14-3 |
310 |
4 |
| 5 |
Azusa Pacific |
15-3 |
299 |
5 |
| 6 |
Point Loma Nazarene |
13-5 |
286 |
6 |
| 7 |
Brenau |
11-4 |
279 |
7 |
| 8 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
10-6 |
266 |
8 |
| 9 |
William Carey |
13-8 |
255 |
9 |
| 10 |
Southern Nazarene |
7-4 |
243 |
10 |
| 11 |
Shorter |
19-7 |
228 |
13 |
| 12 |
Lindsey Wilson |
13-3 |
227 |
12 |
| 13 |
SCAD Savannah |
9-3 |
210 |
11 |
| 14 |
Lewis-Clark State |
7-12 |
199 |
14 |
| 15 |
Vanguard |
8-10 |
190 |
15 |
| 16 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
19-2 |
180 |
16 |
| 17 |
Martin Methodist |
8-3 |
165 |
18 |
| 18 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
9-6 |
148 |
17 |
| 19 |
Campbellsville |
11-5 |
144 |
19 |
| 20 |
Westmont |
6-9 |
127 |
21 |
| 21 |
Robert Morris (Chicago) |
14-2 |
126 |
22 |
| 22 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
5-4 |
123 |
20 |
| 23 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
7-7 |
93 |
23 |
| 24 |
Marian (Ind.) |
21-6 |
91 |
24 |
| 25 |
Davenport |
18-5 |
73 |
25 |
Others receiving votes: Xavier 61, Webber International 40, Belhaven 33,
Indiana Southeast 32, Bethel (Kan.) 30, Northwestern Ohio 13, Olivet Nazarene
8, Milligan 6, Nebraska Wesleyan 5, Taylor 3, Georgetown (Ky.) 1, \
Northwood (Fla.) 1. |
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