Moore Surpasses 500 Career Wins in Doubleheader Sweeps over PVAMU

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Needing one more win to reach 500 in his career, head coach Steve Moore and the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tennis programs picked up four on Monday as the men defeated Prairie View A&M 6-1 and 6-1, while the women won 7-0 and 7-0 at the Henry Tennis Center.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi remained undefeated on the season as the men improved to 9-0 and the women 7-0.
 
With 503 wins, Moore continues to build upon his elite Southland Conference legacy with several all-time records and milestones that rank highly in the conference among all sports, not just tennis. Moore has won 11 consecutive Coach of the Year honors in the SLC, which is the most in the conference history for any sport. Moore's 10 NCAA appearances at the same institution ranks second all-time among all SLC coaches in all sports.
 
Additionally, Moore has coached the team to 25 SLC Championships, 4 Top-40 National Rankings and 31 straight semesters with a GPA above 3.0.
 
All 503 of his wins have come as a head coach at the Division I level.
 
Moore on the Key to his Success
"High character young men and women – far more than any one person it's about a set of values. The values of family, character, accountability, hard-work, grit and team above self. We believe the way you truly love a kid is to teach them what it takes to succeed in the real world - personally and professionally. That's why we believe so deeply in real world training and FCA (family, character and accountability) coaching and not this CIA (coddle, indulge, appease) style some coaches cut corners with these days. That ultimately short changes the player for life. The Islander culture is so special. The relationships and bonds between coaches and players over the years have been priceless. These players have become like family to me. They see how much you pour your heart and soul into them and they begin to care for you just as much. You fight for them and they fight for you. Not just four years but for life. The priceless values money can never buy of brotherhood/sisterhood, character, respect and discipline are values that, deep down, many players still believe in. Many players and parents still want those things. I've been very blessed to have a coaching staff that shores those values and are like family to me and they have been a big part of this also, for a long time. And been incredibly blessed with the most amazing administration and community that supports the values and character we try to coach with. Without that tremendous support, none of this would be possible," Moore said.
 
PVAMU Review
Both the men and women got off to quick starts by winning the doubles point in all four matches. For the men, it was a 4-0 day for senior Chad Nguyen. He teamed with freshman Nathan Schwartz to win at No. 3 doubles 6-1 and 6-0, respectively. In singles, Nguyen notched a pair of straight set wins at No. 5 and 6 singles.
 
Also winning two singles matches for the men were freshman Borja Delgado and Guillermo Castaneda. The Islanders mixed and matched their lineups and all nine student-athletes on the roster got to compete in singles.
 
Reigning SLC Player of the Week winner Carlos Berna Ruiz won 6-0, 6-0 and No. 3 singles in the first match. He also came out on top in two doubles matches with freshman Pascal Lorieul at the No. 2 position.
 
For the women, it was a 4-0 day for sophomores Camille Townsend and Mariya Shumeika, as well as for freshman Emma Aucagne. They each won two singles and two doubles matches.
 
The highlight of the day for the women was a comeback victory for Townsend at No. 1 singles in the first match. After dropping the first set to PVAMU's Victoria Castillo 6-3, she responded by winning the second 6-4 and then the third set super tiebreaker 10-5.
 
As a team, the women improved to 35-1 in singles and 17-1 in doubles on the season.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi is now 60-0 all-time against PVAMU, including a 31-0 mark for the men and 29-0 for the women.
 
Up next, the women will hit the road for matches Wednesday at Texas A&M-Kingsville and Thursday at Rice. The men will travel to Texas on Saturday.
 
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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