NEW ORLEANS - The Nicholls State University men's and women's tennis teams competed against Xavier at XULA Tennis Center in New Orleans, La., Thursday afternoon. The men's and women's teams both lost, 4-1 and 4-2, respectively.

On the men's side, Griffin Babineaux was the lone scorer for the Colonels. In his game, he won 6-3, 6-2 against Xavier's Juan Varon. 

In doubles action, Antonio Sasso and Babineaux fell 6-3, followed by a loss from Piyush Surendra Salekar and Ricardo de Sales Chaves Machado, 6-2.

The women's team earned their two points in singles action, with Morgan Forshag and Laura Lopez winning their games. 

Forshag defeated Xavier's Lindsey Dixon 6-0, 6-1, followed by a win by Lopez against Angelica De Vincenzi 6-0, 6-3. 

In doubles play, Simona Maksimovic and Carla Bouygues fell short 6-1, followed by a loss from Nikita Pinto and Lopez 6-3. 

The men's record dropped to 4-7, 0-1 SLC and their next match is Tuesday April 6, against Southern Miss, at the Colonel Tennis Complex, at 2 p.m.

The women's record dropped to 4-12, 1-6 SLC and their next match up is Saturday, April 3, against New Orleans at 2 p.m. in New Orleans.