Steve Moore Receives Contract Extension Through 2025

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – One of the winningest coaches in the history of the Southland Conference, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's & women's tennis head coach Steve Moore has received a contract extension through the 2025 season, Director of Athletics Jon Palumbo recently announced.
 
"Steve Moore has built a tennis program here at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi that has set a very high standard for our athletics department, the Southland Conference, and tennis programs across the country," said Palumbo. "He has led Islanders tennis to tremendous achievements on the court and in the classroom, and his program is a source of pride for the Corpus Christi community. We are fortunate to have him leading our tennis program, and I look forward to working with Steve for years to come."
 
Over the last two seasons, Moore has coached the Islanders to five SLC Championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances. In his career, Moore has coached A&M-Corpus Christi to 13 NCAA Tournament appearances and has won 12 Coach of the Year awards - both of which are the most all-time in the league's history for any sport. Moore has led the Islanders to 28 SLC titles since 2007.
 
"Corpus Christi and Islanders Tennis have been a part of my heart and life for the past 19 years. These Islanders Tennis men and women have become like family to me far after college and the Islander culture is truly special. I consider it a great blessing to work for Jon Palumbo and President (Dr. Kelly) Miller! Their support of athletics and tennis has been incredible, and everything a coach could ask for. We have the most wonderful donors of any team in the country and their support propels this team! So I'm honored to keep chopping wood, building character in these young men and women and continue teaching the values of family, character, accountability, team above self and grit. I still wake up every morning excited to see these high character young men and women, and I'm proud of the values Islanders Tennis stands for," Moore said.
 
Moore has racked up 565 career victories as an NCAA Division I head coach. He carries a 103-37 SLC record on the women's side in his career and 70-7 on the men's. Additionally, he's 19-8 in the conference tournament with the women and 22-5 with the men.
 
Moore has a winning record against every SLC opponent in the league on both the women's and men's side except for the Northwestern State women where he's 11-11 (previously led by associate head coach Olga Bazhanova). Furthermore, Moore is 24-1 against UTRGV for the women and 23-3 against the men in the South Texas Showdown.
 
Notable career wins at A&M-Corpus Christi include victories over TCU, Oklahoma State, Arizona, Nebraska, Purdue, Indiana, BYU, New Mexico, Tulane, Houston and SMU. The men's team was nationally ranked 10 seasons in a row from 2007-16. The women have been top-90 every year since 2013 out of 316 Division I programs in America.
 
On four separate occasions, the Islanders have climbed into the top-40 in NCAA Division I. The women were top-10 in Division I Texas the past two years. Men's tennis has won 21 SLC Championships, which is the second-most for any sport in the history of the conference only behind Lamar men's golf at 24.
 
Moore has been selected to prestigious leadership positions on the NCAA National Tennis Committee and as ITA Chairman for Texas. He was the 2013 Coach of the Year for Division I in Texas.
 
Academically, the Islanders have excelled in the classroom earning a grade point average above 3.0 for 37 consecutive semesters.
 
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 14 NCAA Tournaments
- 30 SLC Championships
- 4 Top-40 National Rankings
- 3.0 GPA 37 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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