A&M-Corpus Christi Flips Home Dates with UTRGV, Travels Wednesday for South Texas Showdown

EDINBURG, Texas – Weather conditions caused the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tennis programs to trade home dates with UTRGV as the Islanders will now travel to the Orville Cox Tennis Center on Wednesday for the South Texas Showdown, presented by NavyArmy Community Credit Union.
 
The men's match will begin at 12 p.m. followed by the women at 3 p.m.
 
The South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union, is an annual rivalry series in which A&M-Corpus Christi and UTRGV compete against each other in 12 sports. The Islanders lead the all-time series 4-1. This year, A&M-Corpus Christi is ahead 23-10 with each win counting as three points and one point being awarded for attendance for men's basketball, women's basketball, volleyball and baseball.
 
"This is a great rivalry series that the student-athletes love and it's so great for South Texas and both universities. I think everyone involved loves the intensity, the challenge and the respected rivalry. We're looking forward to competing, and once again strive to play every point with intensity and have the best team spirit in the country – that's our goal for every match," said head coach Steve Moore.
 
The A&M-Corpus Christi women (5-1) are coming off a convincing 6-1 home win over UTSA on Friday. Sophomore Emma Aucagne won a pair of matches on the day, which included a come-from-behind 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles. It came after she picked up a 6-2 doubles win at the No. 2 position with fellow sophomore Emma Honore.
 
As a team, the women are 24-9 in singles and 12-3 in doubles. The sophomore duo of Leopoldine Boisseau and Kateryna Rublevska are 4-0 in doubles.
 
The men (4-1) will look to bounce back from a hard fought match at No. 19 Texas A&M where they fell 7-0 on Sunday. Sophomore Nathan Schwartz won a set at No. 3 singles after an unfinished doubles match that had him and sophomore Pascal Lorieul down 5-4.
 
The men are a combined 21-6 in singles and 12-2 in doubles. Schwartz and Lorieul are 3-0 in doubles.
 
It will be the season opener for the UTRGV women, who were 3-3 in the WAC last season. The Islanders are 28-3 all-time against the Vaqueros and 22-1 under Coach Moore. A&M-Corpus Christi has won seven consecutive meetings.
 
The UTRGV (1-4) men opened the year against stiff competition against No. 5 TCU, Texas Tech, Rice and UTSA. Their lone win is over St. Mary's. The Islanders are 21-3 all-time against the Vaqueros with every meeting coming under Coach Moore, and they've won 17 straight in the series.
 
The Islanders and the Vaqueros will meet in Corpus Christi on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at the Thomas J. Henry Center beginning with the men at 12 p.m. and then the women at 3 p.m.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 13 NCAA Tournaments
- 28 SLC Championships
- 4 Top-40 National Rankings
- 3.0 GPA 33 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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