Prairie View A&M University tennis team member Xavier Godoy is currently ranked 91st in the nation according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association singles rankings.Godoy has had an impressive junior season leading the Panthers team in victories along with fellow teammate Blessing Bvunzawabaya. On March 22, 2005, Godoy defeated Dash Connell of Texas A&M in singles competition in College Station, Texas. The Texas A&M Tennis program was ranked 12th in the nation at the time of the match.
“This is an extremely remarkable accomplishment for Xavier,” said head tennis coach John Cochran. “He has put in hard work the entire season, and it has really paid off. We are all very excited for him, he has been beating the best players teams have to offer all year long.”
Godoy a 5-6′ 125 pound junior from El Tigre, Venezuela, is the only player from the Southwestern Athletic Conference to be ranked nationally. He is also the only player representing an Historically Black College or University.