Tennis Flips Home & Away Dates with PVAMU, Season Openers Wednesday at Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Due to expected rain in Houston on Wednesday, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's and women's tennis programs will begin their 2022 seasons at home against Prairie View A&M in doubleheaders starting at 11 a.m. at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
 
The Islanders were originally supposed to begin their quests to defend their championships on the road, but will instead travel to PVAMU on Tuesday, Jan. 25.
 
"We are excited to start this journey off as a team. We're excited for the journey, the challenges, the opportunity to work together and push each other. The season is always about character and heart – and this team is loaded with character and heart," said head coach Steve Moore. "Prairie View has been a respected opponent we've played for a long time home and away with a lot of other Texas schools. We look forward for the chance to compete and the challenge."
 
Both the men and women return all six starting singles players from their championship lineups last season. Both teams ranked top-85 nationally and A&M-Corpus Christi was one of 39 schools in America with both teams at the 2021 NCAA Championships. Men's tennis has won 20 championships, the second-most in the history of the league for any sport.
 
Last spring, the Islanders competed in the NCAA Tournament against Baylor, which was ranked No. 2 on the men's side and No. 8 on the women's. Sophomore Ryuya Ata was up a set at No. 2 singles for the men, while sophomores Emma Aucagne and Emma Honore won at No. 2 doubles.
 
It came after the men dropped just one court for the entirety of the Southland Conference Championships, while the women swept through three consecutive matches 5-0, 4-0 and 4-0.
 
The men are 32-0 all-time against PVAMU, while the women are 29-0.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 13 NCAA Tournaments
- 28 SLC Championships
- 4 Top-40 National Rankings
- 3.0 GPA 35 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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