CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Coming off back-to-back 7-0 wins, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's tennis program will host Southeastern Louisiana at 1 p.m. Friday and McNeese at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Henry Tennis Center.
The Islanders (11-1, 1-0 SLC) are coming off a week where they swept both UTRGV and Northwestern State 7-0.
Sophomore
Camille Townsend is the reigning Southland Conference Player of the Week. She went 4-0 at the top of the lineups with two doubles wins with sophomore
Mariya Shumeika and a pair of singles wins at the No. 1 spot.
The Islanders have two starters that are still undefeated in singles. Shumeika is a perfect 11-0 at the No. 2 position, while freshman
Victoire Delattre is 9-0 primarily playing at No. 6. As a team, A&M-Corpus Christi is 58-5 (.921) in singles.
The Islanders are also 28-3 (.903) in doubles. Townsend and Shumeika are 11-1 at the No. 1 spot.
"Our team is excited for this big conference weekend with two important home matches. We know Southeastern and McNeese will be very tough, challenging opponents and our girls are prepared very well. We always love playing at home and are so grateful for the support we receive. It's always the same with this team – we have to play every present point with intensity, tough and smart, great team spirit and unity. And that's what we focus and evaluate on," said head coach
Steve Moore.
SLU (3-5, 1-1 SLC) split a pair of matches last weekend to begin conference play. It defeated Incarnate Word 4-3 before falling to Abilene Christian 4-1. A&M-Corpus Christi is 12-1 all-time against the Lady Lions and have won 12 consecutive meetings.
McNeese (1-8, 1-1 SLC) played the same two teams last weekend as SLU and posted similar results. The Cowgirls fell to ACU 7-0 before defeating UIW 6-1. The Islanders are 13-7 all-time against McNeese and have won four of the last five games.
Over the last five years, A&M-Corpus Christi carries a 49-9 SLC record. The Islanders are going for their sixth SLC title since 2016 this season.
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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