CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - For the first time since 2013, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's tennis team has earned a spot in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's NCAA Division I National Rankings.
"I could not be more proud of this high character, hard working women's tennis team," Director of Tennis Steve Moore said. "In 22 years I've had some incredibly high character athletes, but this team's character is as good as a coach could ask for. Every girl works hard. Every girl is disciplined and buys in. We have a lot of work to do, but to see our name in the NCAA Division I national public rankings really validates these girls' hard work."
The Islanders were ranked 75th in the most recent poll, announced on Tuesday by the ITA. With the men's team climbing as high as 61st in the National Rankings earlier this season, it marks the second time in the last four years that the men's and women's squads appeared in the published national rankings in the same season.
"It makes me very proud to see our University's name and our city's name in the National published Division I Rankings," Moore said. To have both teams in the national ranking in the same year is something we can be proud of. I'm a blue collar guy and blue collar coach and I always root for the little guy and the underdog, so to see our school in the National Division I Rankings for both men and women makes me really proud for this school and this city."
The women's tennis team is currently 6-0 with wins over Prairie View, UMBC, UT-RGV, UTSA, UTEP and Louisiana-Lafayette. The Islanders have lost just two points all season, sweeping four out of six matches on the year.
After today's match at Prairie View, the Islanders will return to action at UT-RGV on Friday, Feb. 26 at noon.
