CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Nearly the entire lineup for the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis program was recognized on the All-Conference Teams as the Islanders earned four singles spots and one doubles tandem.
Juniors
Matthieu Peres and
Ulysse Bertrand and sophomores
Pascal Lorieul and
Guillermo Castaneda were all voted to the All-Conference Second-Team. In doubles, Lorieul and fellow sophomore
Nathan Schwartz were honored on the First-Team.
Lorieul was a perfect 3-0 at No. 1 singles in conference. He was the No. 1 player on a team ranked No. 94 in the nation. Lorieul helped the Islanders clinch the regular season championship and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament after winning a three-setter on the road at UIW. Lorieul's non-conference wins included UTRGV, Abilene Christian and DePaul. He ended the season on a three-match winning-streak.
In his first season at A&M-Corpus Christi, Peres went unbeaten in conference with a 3-0 record. He also notched a straight-set win over NJIT in a non-conference match. He helped A&M-Corpus Christi clinch the regular season championship and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament after winning a three-setter on the road at UIW.
Bertrand was 2-1 in conference and 8-3 overall on the season. He also registered a non-conference win over NJIT.
Castaneda was 1-1 in conference, 1-0 at No. 6 and 12-6 overall on the year. His 12 wins total were the most on the team. He helped A&M-Corpus Christi clinch the regular season championship and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament after winning a three-setter on the road at UIW.
The team of Lorieul and Schwartz were 2-1 in conference at No. 1 doubles. The pair was 10-9 overall on the season on a team that was ranked No. 94 in the country. The duo helped A&M-Corpus Christi clinch the regular season championship and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament after winning its match on court one on the road at UIW.
The men earned the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament and will face the winner of No. 4 NJIT an No. 5 Nicholls in the semifinals at 2 p.m. Saturday in New Orleans. The tournament will be played at the University Tennis Center, hosted by UNO.
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 13 NCAA Tournaments
- 29 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
Player of the Year: Marcel Vols, New Orleans
Newcomer of the Year: Thomas Reche, UIW
Coach of the Year: Bruzis Kanga, New Orleans
First-Team Singles
No. 1 Marcel Volz, New Orleans
No. 2 Thomas Reche, UIW
No. 3 Joao Sasso, UIW
No. 4 Espen Lagarde, New Orleans
No. 5 Pavle Drobnjakovic, Nicholls
No. 6 Warren Fulgenzi, UIW
Second-Team Singles
No. 1 Pascal Lorieul, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
No. 2 Max Heinzel, New Orleans
No. 3 Matthieu Peres, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
No. 4 Oscar Callo von Platen, NJIT
No. 5 Ulysse Bertrand, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
No. 6 Guillermo Castaneda, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
First-Team Doubles
No. 1 Pascal Lorieul/Nathan Schwartz, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
No. 2 Ivan Smith/Thomas Reche, UIW
No. 3 Warren Fulgenzi/Joao Sasso, UIW
Second-Team Doubles
No. 1 Akos Kotorman/Max Heinzel, New Orleans
No. 3 Omar Morsy/Antonio Sasso, Nicholls
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