CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The Southland Conference honored sophomore
Nathan Schwartz from the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis program as Player of the Week on Tuesday. The award comes just before both the men and women's tennis teams host NJIT for a conference matchup at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center on Wednesday.
This marked Schwartz's second Player of the Week honor this year. In the men's 4-2 victory over Lamar, the L'Isle Sur Sorgue, France product won his singles match 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-4 and followed it up with a doubles victory 7-6 (3) with fellow sophomore
Pascal Lorieul.
On Wednesday, the men's match will begin at 11 a.m., followed by a 2 p.m. women's contest. This will be the conference opener for the men and the second conference matchup for the women. The women opened their conference slate with a 7-0 sweep over UIW on Saturday.
The women's win over UIW marked the team's seventh straight win and 20th consecutive win at home. They have not lost a conference home match since 2014-15. The men are 5-2 at home this year.
As a team, the women are 65-17 in singles and 34-8 in doubles. Sophomore
Leopoldine Boisseau has won a team-high 24 matches including 13-2 in singles and 10-2 in doubles. She's on a seven-match winning-streak in singles.
On the men's side, the team is 56-37 in singles and 26-20 in doubles. In addition to Schwartz's success, sophomore
Borja Delgado has won 15 matches including 9-2 in singles and 8-7 in doubles.
This will be the first matchup between the Islanders and NJIT since the Highlanders joined the Southland Conference as an associate member for men's and women's tennis. NJIT men's tennis is 6-4 on the season while the women are 6-5.
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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