SLC Bracket
BEAUMONT, Texas - The Southland Conference released the 2021 men's tennis bracket Monday evening, and top-seeded Texas A&M-Corpus Christi will take-on fourth-seeded Incarnate Word at 10 a.m. Saturday, hosted by Lamar University.
The Islanders (17-4, 5-0 SLC) won the regular season title after going unbeaten in league play. They defeated UIW (5-8, 2-3 SLC) by a 6-1 margin this past Wednesday at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center in the regular season meeting.
A&M-Corpus Christi is 7-1 all-time against the Cardinals, but this will be the first-ever meeting on a neutral court.
The winner of the Islanders and the Cardinals will face the winner of No. 2 Lamar and No. 3 New Orleans in the championship on Sunday at 10 a.m.
The Islanders, who won the SLC Tournament in 2019, will look to defend their title. Men's tennis will be going for its ninth SLC tournament championship and ninth NCAA Tournament appearance.
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 11 NCAA Tournaments
- 26 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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