KINGSVILLE, Texas – Off to a 4-0 start to begin the season, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's tennis program will conclude its season-opening five-match road swing Monday when it travels to Texas A&M-Kingsville for a 1 p.m. match.
The Islanders are coming off wins over New Mexico State 4-3 and UTEP 6-1 in back-to-back days Tuesday and Wednesday. A&M-Corpus Christi is looking to start 5-0 for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
A&M-Corpus Christi is 17-3 in singles as a team. Junior
Emma Aucagne, the 2022 Southland Conference Player of the Year, is 3-0 at No. 1 singles. The Islanders have also shown their depth as they are a combined 9-0 at No. 4, 5 and 6 singles.
Monday will be the season opener for the Javelinas. They finished 11-11 overall and 5-4 in the Lone Star Conference last year.
"We are very excited for this great rivalry match against Texas A&M Kingsville. They have a strong program we respect very much and I think it's very healthy for the two universities to compete! These rivalry matches are always most important to the players and also great for fans in the community! Our process is always the same to play each present point with intensity and max out our team unity, cheering and truly be a family. So that is our focus tomorrow and every match," said head coach
Steve Moore.
Women's tennis is 5-0 all-time against Texas A&M-Kingsville with a combined score of 34-1. Last year, the Islanders won 7-0 at home after winning all three doubles courts and all six singles matches in straight sets.
A&M-Corpus Christi's home opener is Wednesday, Feb. 1 when it hosts UTSA at 2 p.m. at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
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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