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In the Mississippi Valley,
In the Crescent Bend
Stands our loved and noble Xavier,
Far her praises send.
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Wave her colors bear them onward
Gold and white so true
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Gold Nuggets open their new home with a 9-0 victory
January 25, 2013
Results
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NEW ORLEANS — The women of Xavier University of
Louisiana, in the first intercollegiate match at the new XU Tennis Center,
rolled to a 9-0 victory Friday against city rival Loyola. It was the spring
season opener for both teams.
The $2.5 million facility opened in late October. It's
the first time since 1959-60 that XU can compete outdoors regularly on its campus.
All-American Kourtney Howell, a junior, led the
Gold Nuggets. Howell teamed with freshman Brion Flowers for an 8-0 victory
against Frances Bonnin and Meghan de Baroncelli at No. 1 doubles, then
defeated de Baroncelli 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. Flowers also won her singles
match, and Amanda Materre won in singles and doubles.
Nine players, including three freshmen, contributed
to a victory in which the Gold Nuggets did not drop a set. Xavier attracted
approximately 100 fans and treated them with free hot dogs.
"It's so nice to have a true home-court advantage.
I didn't know what kind of turnout we would have, but I thought the support was
amazing," 10th-year XU coach Alan Green said. "I was very pleased with the
crowd, and I think we're going to attract more fans as the season progresses.
"I was very satisfied with the way we came out and
played. We used more women than we probably will in most of our matches,
but I wanted everyone who could play to have a piece of this one."
Freshman Vashi Balleste clinched the dual with her
6-0, 6-0 decision against Wesley Dejoie at No. 6 singles. Amber Brown and
Nicole DeLoach also earned singles victories, as did Simone-Alyce Ewell at
No. 2 doubles with Materre and Jordyn Goody and Olivia West at No. 3 doubles.
The Gold Nuggets won their spring season opener for the
first time since 2007. It was the first of eight home duals for the XU women;
the next one will start at 2 p.m. Feb. 23 against NCAA Division I McNeese State.
The next dual will be Feb. 2 at 4 p.m. against another D-I opponent, Nicholls
State, in Houma, La.
The XU-Loyola men's dual was postponed.
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The Xavier Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets compete in Division I of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) as a member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC).
Xavier fields men's teams in basketball, cross country, tennis and track and field and women's teams in basketball, cross country, tennis, track and field and volleyball.
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Xavier University of Louisiana
1 Drexel Drive
Campus Box 92
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 520-7329 phone
(504) 520-7934 fax
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