EDINBURG, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's and women's tennis programs will hit the road Tuesday for matches at UTRGV in the South Texas Showdown, presented by NavyArmy Community Credit Union beginning at 12 p.m. at the Orville I. Cox Tennis Center.
The showdown, an all-sports competition between A&M-Corpus Christi and UTRGV, is presented by NavyArmy Community Credit Union. As an institution, the Islanders lead the series 3-1. UTRGV currently leads this year's standings 5-3, but the Islanders could tie it up Tuesday if both men's and women's tennis pick up wins.
"We love the South Texas Showdown. It's a great rivalry! It makes the match extra intense and extra special and I think our players love that. I think that's what they work so hard for," said head coach
Steve Moore. "UTRGV is always tough and very challenging to play in Edinburg. We have to be very committed to our process of playing every point with intensity and keeping our mindset on competing like a warrior rather than results and outcome. The trip down there is always bonding and unifying for our team, so we're excited about tomorrow."
The men are off to a 9-1 start. They fell to No. 5 Texas in their last outing but kept matches close on nearly every court.
Freshman
Carlos Berna Ruiz is a perfect 7-0 in singles. He's played all over the lineup and split sets at No. 5 singles against Texas in an unfinished match. Ruiz is also 7-1 in doubles with freshman
Pascal Lorieul at No. 2.
The women are 8-1 and seven of their eight wins have been sweeps. Sophomore
Mariya Shumeika carries an undefeated 8-0 record at No. 2 singles, while fellow sophomore
Camille Townsend is 5-0 at No. 1. Also unbeaten is freshman
Victoire Delattre who is 6-0 playing at the No. 4 and 6 spots.
The women are 41-4 in singles as a team and 20-3 in doubles. The team of Shumeika and Townsend are 8-1 together at No. 1 doubles.
The men are 18-3 all-time against UTRGV and have won 12 in a row. The women are 26-3 all-time vs. the Vaqueros and have won five straight.
The Vaqueros are 3-2 on the men side this year and 0-4 on the women's. The men are coming off a 5-2 win over Texas Lutheran but fell to both UL-Lafayette and Lamar 6-1. The women most recently dropped a 7-0 decision to Texas State.
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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