AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis program will put its undefeated record at stake Saturday when it travels to No. 5 Texas for a 2:30 p.m. match at the Texas Tennis Center.
The Islanders are 9-0 this year and more than half of their wins are sweeps. Most recently, they took down Prairie View A&M in a pair of 6-1 matches after beating UL-Lafayette 4-1.
"This Islanders team does all the things you appreciate and respect as a coach. They are incredibly motivated and work as hard as you could ask a team to work. They are a disciplined group that is very close knit. They are improving rapidly every day. I love their character and team unity. They have competed with great tenacity in every match so far this year. We are incredibly excited for our journey to Austin and a chance to battle the defending national champions," said head coach
Steve Moore.
A&M-Corpus Christi has won back-to-back men's SLC Player of the Week awards. Freshman
Nathan Schwartz is the reigning SLC Player of the Week winner, which followed on freshman
Carlos Berna Ruiz's honor two weeks ago.
Schwartz is 6-0 in singles play and 8-0 in doubles with senior
Chad Nguyen. He's played all over the lineup in singles.
As a team, the Islanders are 45-4 in singles and 24-2 in doubles. The top doubles duo of junior
Kyohei Yamanaka and freshman
Ryuya Ata are 6-0 at the No. 1 position.
Texas is 5-1 and coming off a 4-3 victory over Arizona State. The Longhorns also have a 4-3 victory over No. 9 Florida. Their only loss this year was a 4-1 defeat to No. 6 Baylor.
Prior to last season being canceled due to COVID-19, Texas won the 2019 national championship.
The Islanders will be going for their first-ever win against the Longhorns. It will be the 14th meeting between the two programs.
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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