LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Continuing its road trip to begin the season, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's tennis program travels for 12 p.m. (CT) matches against New Mexico State on Tuesday and UTEP on Wednesday.
It will be the third and fourth matches of a five-match road swing to begin the season. The Islanders (2-0) opened the year with a pair of victories over Prairie View A&M 4-1 and 5-0.
A&M-Corpus Christi is looking to start 3-0 for the fifth consecutive year.
"We are very excited to be out here in this beautiful mountain country and playing two tough teams that will be very challenging. Our emphasis is always the same - control what we can control. Max out playing every point with intensity, great team spirit and always playing tough and smart. If we max out these things that we can control then we often have a good chance to be successful. I love the attitude and work ethic of these girls and their commitment to being a true team," said head coach
Steve Moore.
In the wins over the Lady Panthers, freshman
Sofia Pinto stood out with a pair of singles wins. She started out at No. 3 where she noted a straight set win. Pinto then moved up to No. 1 singles where she grinded out a three-set victory. Pinto also picked up a doubles win with junior
Kateryna Rublevska.
The Islanders are 1-0 all-time against NMSU with a 4-3 win in 2014. The Aggies are 1-1 this year with a 7-0 win over Western New Mexico and a 7-0 defeat at No. 19 Arizona State.
A&M-Corpus Christi is 3-1 all-time against UTEP, most recently with a 6-1 road victory in 2016. The Miners are 1-2 this season with a 7-0 win over Western New Mexico and defeats of 5-1 at Arizona and 7-0 at Texas Tech.
The women will play their home opener Wednesday, Feb. 1 when they host UTSA at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center at 2 p.m.
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 14 NCAA Tournaments
- 30 SLC Championships
- 4 Top-40 National Rankings
- 3.0 GPA 39 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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