Undefeated Islanders Host PVAMU Monday, Moore Eyes Career Win No. 500

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – One win away from 500 in his career, head coach Steve Moore goes for the half grand milestone Monday when the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's and women's tennis programs host Prairie View A&M in a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. at the Henry Tennis Center.
 
Moore sits at 499 career wins. The 11-time SLC Coach of the Year winner has coached the team to 11 NCAA Tournaments, 25 SLC Championships, 4 Top-40 National Rankings and 31 straight semesters with a GPA above 3.0.
 
"We are excited for the chance to compete tomorrow as a unified family, try to get better and play every point with intensity," Moore said. "We respect PVAMU greatly and Duane Williams is a long-time respected coach and friend. Every match is the same for us and we have to max out three things we can control: did we play with incredible energy, did we cheer and encourage each other with an avalanche of positive support and did we play every point with intensity, tough and smart?"
 
Both the men and women are undefeated this season. The men are 7-0 and coming off a 4-1 win over UL-Lafayette, while the women are 5-0 with a 4-0 sweep over UTSA in their last outing.
 
The men are 35-2 in singles and 18-2 in doubles on the year. Freshman Carlos Berna Ruiz is the reigning Southland Conference Player of the Week winner and hoists a 6-0 singles record, mostly at the No. 5 position. The No. 1 doubles team of junior Kyohei Yamanaka and freshman Rya Ata are 4-0 together.
 
The women are 23-1 in singles and 13-1 in doubles. Sophomore Mariya Shumeika is 5-0 in both singles and doubles, mainly playing No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles with sophomore Camille Townsend.
 
It will be the second meetings against PVAMU this season as both the men and women swept doubleheaders in the season opener. A&M-Corpus Christi is 56-0 all-time against PVAMU, including a 29-0 mark for the men and 27-0 for the women.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 11 NCAA Tournaments
- 25 SLC Championships
- 4 Top-40 National Rankings
- 3.0 GPA 31 Straight Semesters
- Islanders have received a No. 3 seed at the NCAA Tournament three times
- Women's tennis has cracked the ITA top-75 national rankings three times
- Men's tennis has cracked the ITA national rankings 10 consecutive years
- Ranked nationally in NCAA DI as high as No. 35 for the men and No. 60 for the women
 
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