CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Riding a five-match winning-streak, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's tennis program will welcome Stephen F. Austin at 1 p.m. Friday and Sam Houston at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Henry Tennis Center.
A&M-Corpus Christi (13-1, 3-0 SLC) has only dropped one court in three conference matches so far. They are coming off home wins of 6-1 over Southeastern Louisiana and 7-0 over McNeese after sweeping Northwestern State 7-0 on the road to begin league action.
"This is what we've trained for all year. These Southland Conference battles are what we've been working and sacrificing for since September! We talk so much about earning the right to be confident and these girls have definitely done that. They believe in their fitness and they should because they've work incredibly hard! We have tremendous respect for Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston and we know we will have to play every point with intensity – not four out of five. But I love the character, heart and toughness of this team," said head coach
Steve Moore.
The Islanders are 69-6 (.920) in singles and 33-3 (.917) in doubles. Sophomore
Mariya Shumeika is a perfect 13-0 in singles at the No. 2 position, while freshman Victoire Dellatre is 11-0 at No. 6. Freshman
Leopoldine Boisseau has also been a tough out with a 10-1 record primarily at the No. 5 spot.
In doubles, the sophomore duo of Shumeika and
Camille Townsend ate 13-1 at No. 1. Freshmen
Emma Aucagne and
Emma Honore are 11-1 at No. 2, and Boisseau Dellatre at 8-1 at No. 3.
SFA (7-3, 2-1 SLC) is coming off a 6-1 road win over Incarnate Word. The Lady Jacks also beat Nicholls 4-3 before falling to Abilene Christian 4-3. The No. 1 doubles pair of Ai Noa Fabre and Zaiai Ule are 7-1.
The Islanders are 9-8 all-time against SFA and have won five straight meetings.
SHSU (7-2, 3-0 SLC) is off to a perfect start in conference with victories over Nicholls 6-1, UIW 7-0 and ACU 5-2. Sahaja Yamalapalli is undefeated with a 7-0 record at No. 1 singles.
A&M-Corpus Christi is 11-8 all-time against the Bearkats, but is seeking revenge from the 2019 SLC Championships where SHSU finished on top 4-2.
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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