NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana dropped two places to 24th Tuesday in the NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
The Gold Nuggets (2-6) have appeared in 44 consecutive top 25s dating to Feb. 25, 2004. But of greater concern to the XU women is another streak — four consecutive losses. They haven't beaten anyone since Feb. 11 and haven't won a singles or doubles match in their last three duals.
Four of Xavier's six losses are to NCAA Division I opponents, including state rivals LSU, Tulane and Nicholls State, and another loss came Friday on the road against NAIA top-10 Vanguard.
Of the teams ranked 18-25 in the previous poll, four dropped and one fell out of the top 25.
The Gold Nuggets' next match will be Friday at Montgomery, Ala., in the AUM Invitational. The host school, second-ranked Auburn Montgomery, has yet to announce the event's schedule.
Defending national champion Fresno Pacific is No. 1 for the third consecutive poll. The next poll will be announced March 22. |
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NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Sunday, March 6)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Fresno Pacific (12) |
6-1 |
343 |
1 |
| 2 |
Auburn Montgomery (1) |
5-1 |
331 |
2 |
| 3 |
Point Loma Nazarene |
6-3 |
321 |
3 |
| 4 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
7-2 |
308 |
5 |
| 5 |
Azusa Pacific |
7-1 |
298 |
7 |
| 6 |
Oklahoma Christian |
5-0 |
293 |
6 |
| 7 |
Vanguard |
5-2 |
276 |
4 |
| 8 |
Brenau |
3-3 |
264 |
8 |
| 9 |
SCAD Savannah |
2-1 |
253 |
9 |
| 10 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
2-3 |
246 |
10 |
| 11 |
Shorter |
5-0 |
238 |
11 |
| 12 |
Southern Nazarene |
2-2 |
216 |
12 |
| 13 |
Lindsey Wilson |
2-0 |
212 |
13 |
| 14 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
6-4 |
195 |
14 |
| 15 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
13-0 |
189 |
15 |
| 16 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
2-0 |
182 |
16 |
| 17 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
1-2 |
163 |
17 |
| 18 |
William Carey |
6-3 |
162 |
19 |
| 19 |
Lewis-Clark State |
3-5 |
141 |
20 |
| 20 |
Webber International |
7-1 |
128 |
RV |
| 21 |
William Jewell |
5-2 |
103 |
24 |
| 22 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
0-3 |
102 |
21 |
| 23 |
Northwood (Fla.) |
2-5 |
94 |
18 |
| 24 |
Xavier |
2-6 |
82 |
22 |
| 25 |
Westmont |
0-6 |
76 |
23 |
Others receiving votes: Georgetown (Ky.) 61, Belhaven 54, Northwestern Ohio 34, Cumberlands 26, Indiana Southeast 25, Spring Hill 16, The Master's 13, Taylor 12, McKendree 12, Aquinas 6, Marian (Ind.) 3, Biola 1, Mobile 1, Martin Methodist 1. |
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