Men’s Tennis Hosts UTRGV in South Texas Showdown Wednesday

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis program will return to the court Wednesday when it battles UTRGV in the South Texas Showdown at 2 p.m. at the Henry Tennis Center.
 
The South Texas 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. The Islanders lead this year's standings 25.5-16.5.
 
The Islanders (11-2) are going for the season sweep over the Vaqueros (3-9). A&M-Corpus Christi swept UTRGV 7-0 in Edinburg in Feb. 9, and won again over the Vaqueros 4-1 at the H-E-B Tournament of Champions on Feb. 21.
 
"Our team loves the South Texas Showdown, the rivalry, the intensity, the energy is fantastic. I think they want the chance to play for our University and our community, and the South Texas Showdown is an awesome opportunity," said head coach Steve Moore.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi is 54-12 in singles and 29-7 in doubles as a team.
 
Freshman Pascal Lorieul is a perfect 7-0 in singles in the middle of the lineup, while freshman Carlos Berna Ruiz is 9-1. The two also team together and are 10-1 in doubles at the No. position.
 
At the top of the lineup, junior Kyohei Yamanaka and freshman Ryuya Ata have paired together for a 6-2 record at No. 1 doubles and have been the team's No. 1 and 2 singles players.
 
Men's tennis is 20-3 all-time against UTRGV and have won 16 consecutive meetings.
 
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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