Islanders Drop Pair on Opening Day of H-E-B Tournament of Champions

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – On a cold day at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis program couldn't heat up the rackets in defeats to East Tennessee State 4-0 and Abilene Christian 4-2.
 
The matches were part of the 2022 H-E-B Tournament of Champions, presented by H-E-B. A&M-Corpus Christi is now 9-5 overall on the season and 4-2 at home.
 
The Islanders picked up a pair of wins in the second match of the day against ACU. At No. 3 singles, sophomore Pascal Lorieul notched a straight-set 7-5, 7-5 victory. On the court next to him at No. 4, fellow sophomore Nathan Schwartz notched a 6-3, 6-4 win.
 
It was the first-ever meeting against East Tennessee State. The Islanders are now 7-3 all-time against ACU.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi will conclude the H-E-B Tournament of Champions on Saturday against either DePaul or New Mexico State. The start time is to be announced.
 
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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