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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 seventh, Nuggets 19th in NAIA coaches polls
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May 1, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana
is riding high in the NAIA Tennis Coaches' Top 25 polls announced Tuesday afternoon.
The XU men are seventh, the highest rank in the program's
history. The women are 19th, their highest position in two years.
Winning championships Saturday in an NAIA unaffiliated group
tournament at Norcross, Ga., helped the Gold Rush (17-7) and Gold
Nuggets (7-21) climb. XU's men beat 16th-ranked Cumberland 5-0 for their
title, and the women rallied from a 2-0 deficit to win 5-2 against Martin Methodist,
which was 17th at the time but is 21st in the new rankings.
The Gold Rush were eighth in the previous poll on
April 17, and the Nuggets were atop the list of others receiving votes.
XU's men appear in the top 25 for the 39th consecutive
time — that streak began April 4, 2007 — and in the top 10 for
the ninth straight time, including all seven this season, and in 12 of the last 13 polls.
XU's women are in the top 25 for the second time
this season — the first was on March 20 — and just the second
time in the past 12 polls. That's a relative drought for a program which appeared
in 44 consecutive top-25s from 2004-11.
The Saturday victories earned both Xavier teams
automatic berths in the NAIA National Championships at Mobile, Ala., on May 15-19.
The Gold Rush qualified for the fourth consecutive year, and the Gold Nuggets
qualified for the sixth time in eight seasons.
Fresno Pacific is No. 1 in the men's poll for
an NAIA-record 21st consecutive time. Auburn Montgomery leads the women
for the seventh time in as many polls this season. New polls will
be announced Monday and on May 22. Pairings for the national tournaments
will be revealed next Tuesday.
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NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Sunday, April 29)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Fresno Pacific (13) |
22-1 |
343 |
1 |
| 2 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
18-3 |
332 |
2 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma Christian |
16-3 |
318 |
3 |
| 4 |
Azusa Pacific |
19-2 |
312 |
4 |
| 5 |
Auburn Montgomery |
16-7 |
297 |
5 |
| 6 |
Vanguard |
14-10 |
291 |
9 |
| 7 |
Xavier |
17-7 |
271 |
8 |
| 8 |
Westmont |
11-9 |
268 |
10 |
| 9 |
Point Loma Nazarene |
12-10 |
253 |
6 |
| 10 |
William Carey |
16-4 |
244 |
11 |
| 11 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
8-12 |
238 |
7 |
| 12 |
Lindsey Wilson |
18-5 |
224 |
12 |
| 13 |
Aquinas |
23-2 |
207 |
13 |
| 14 |
Bethany (Kan.) |
18-3 |
200 |
14 |
| 15 |
Belhaven |
15-3 |
188 |
15 |
| 16 |
Cumberland |
17-2 |
182 |
16 |
| 17 |
Warner |
13-4 |
161 |
17 |
| 18 |
Campbellsville |
14-6 |
155 |
18 |
| 19 |
Lewis-Clark State |
11-9 |
142 |
24 |
| 20 |
Northwestern Ohio |
18-6 |
132 |
22 |
| 21 |
Shorter |
12-15 |
124 |
tie-25 |
| 22 |
Olivet Nazarene |
15-4 |
106 |
tie-25 |
| 23 |
Webber International |
15-7 |
95 |
23 |
| 24 |
Our Lady of the Lake |
7-7 |
92 |
21 |
| 25 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
9-8 |
83 |
20 |
Others receiving votes: McPherson 59, Spring Arbor 53, Pikeville 50, Biola 41,
Roberts Wesleyan 17, Northwood (Fla.) 12, Bethel (Tenn.) 11, Taylor 3,
Hastings 1, Asbury 1, Davenport 1, Oklahoma Baptist 1, Mobile 1, SCAD Atlanta 1. |
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NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Sunday, April 29)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Auburn Montgomery (13) |
22-2 |
343 |
1 |
| 2 |
Fresno Pacific |
20-4 |
332 |
2 |
| 3 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
18-3 |
321 |
3 |
| 4 |
Oklahoma Christian |
16-3 |
309 |
4 |
| 5 |
Azusa Pacific |
17-3 |
300 |
5 |
| 6 |
Point Loma Nazarene |
16-5 |
285 |
6 |
| 7 |
Brenau |
13-5 |
280 |
7 |
| 8 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
14-7 |
266 |
8 |
| 9 |
William Carey |
14-9 |
252 |
9 |
| 10 |
Southern Nazarene |
12-5 |
246 |
10 |
| 11-tie |
Shorter |
20-8 |
227 |
11 |
| 11-tie |
Lindsey Wilson |
15-3 |
227 |
12 |
| 13 |
SCAD Savannah |
9-3 |
210 |
13 |
| 14 |
Lewis-Clark State |
7-14 |
200 |
14 |
| 15 |
Vanguard |
9-14 |
189 |
15 |
| 16 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
22-2 |
181 |
16 |
| 17 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
9-7 |
149 |
18 |
| 18 |
Campbellsville |
13-6 |
148 |
19 |
| 19 |
Xavier |
7-21 |
147 |
RV |
| 20 |
Westmont |
7-11 |
131 |
20 |
| 21 |
Martin Methodist |
11-4 |
129 |
17 |
| 22 |
Robert Morris (Chicago) |
17-2 |
125 |
21 |
| 23 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
5-4 |
102 |
22 |
| 24 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
10-8 |
93 |
23 |
| 25 |
Marian (Ind.) |
21-6 |
79 |
24 |
Others receiving votes: Northwestern Ohio 66, Davenport 45, Webber International
31, Belhaven 31, Nebraska Wesleyan 17, Bethel (Kan.) 15, Olivet Nazarene 11,
Missouri Valley 6, Georgetown (Ky.) 5, Indiana Southeast 5, Milligan (Tenn.) 3. |
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