As reported by the Xavier University of Louisiana website, Mathieu Strauss has been named RRAC Player of the Week. The award, announced Tuesday by the RRAC, is the first of Strauss’ career. Strauss was 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles in the inaugural ITA NAIA National Indoor Championships at Overland Park, Kan.
Strauss played doubles with Julius Hell. XULA earned fifth place in the eight-team event, beating eighth-ranked Kansas Wesleyan and Lindsey Wilson following a 4-3 loss Friday to third-ranked Tennessee Wesleyan. Strauss won in doubles and singles against Tennessee Wesleyan.
We also recall that Valentina Largacha of Xavier University of Louisiana has been named RRAC Player of the Week.
About Xavier University of Louisiana
Xavier University of Louisiana is a private, historically black, Catholic university in New Orleans, Louisiana.
It is the only Catholic HBCU and, following the canonization of Katharine Drexel in 2000, became the first Catholic university founded by a saint. Senator Barack Obama gave the keynote address in August 2006. The Archbishop of New Orleans, Alfred C.
Hughes, declined to attend, arguing that Obama was not against abortion and that he had not been consulted before the ‘event. Obama returned after becoming president, visiting New Orleans in…
