BEAUMONT, Texas – Concluding conference play with a pair of road victories, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's team topped Lamar 6-1 and the men 5-2 Friday at the Beaumont Municipal Tennis Center.
With the women's win, it marked the 10th undefeated conference season for A&M-Corpus Christi tennis and the second for the women. Islanders Tennis won their 31st championship Wednesday and sixth in the last three seasons when the women beat McNeese 6-1. It was the 10th SLC title for the women and fifth regular season crown.
The women, who are now 20-2 overall and 7-0 SLC, extended their winning-streak to nine matches and will be the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament.
"The Islanders had to really fight today with all our hearts. This match was closer than the score and we had to dig deep and grind. These conference matches are all about heart and fitness and I felt that paid off big for us today," said head coach
Steve Moore. "I have tremendous respect for Lamar, Coach Wong and Coach Shankles. We've had tremendous, intense battles over the past 15 years and we know it's always going to be a fight. But it's also a very respectful rivalry. I'm incredibly proud of our teams because since September they've been paying the price with tough fitness and it paid off again today. I'm proud of these Islanders because of their character, heart and the way they earned it."
Senior
Victoire Delattre and junior
Valeria Cherfus both completed undefeated SLC seasons with 7-0 records. Delattre won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 4 and Cherfus 6-2, 6-3 at No. 5 against the Cardinals.
Also picking up singles wins were juniors
Emma Aucagne,
Naomi Moi McKenzie and
Kateryna Rublevska. Aucagne and McKenzie won by identical scores of 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 and 2, while Rublevska grinded out a 6-2, 2-6, 10-3 result at No. 6.
A&M-Corpus Christi also won the doubles point and was leading on all three courts. McKenzie and freshman
Sofia Pinto got it started with a 6-1 final, while Cherfus and Rublevska clinched 6-3 on court three. Aucagne and Delattre were ahead 5-4 on court two when the Islanders clinched.
The women improved to 110-37 SLC and 11-6 against Lamar under Moore.
The men also won the doubles point to grab the early lead. Seniors
Ulysse Bertrand and
Matthieu Peres notched a 6-3 victory on court three, and senior
Pascal Lorieul and junior
Avery Zavala finished it off 6-4 on court one.
A&M-Corpus Christi won four singles matches in straight sets to seal the deal. Bertrand registered a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 6 and Peres turned in a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 4.
The clinching match came on court three where Schwartz came out on top 6-1, 6-1. Lorieul capped it off with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 2.
The men are now 73-9 SLC under Moore and 20-4 against Lamar.
The regular season ends Sunday for both the men and women in a home doubleheader against Howard Payne starting at 11 a.m.
Women's Tennis
A&M-Corpus Christi 6, Lamar 1
Doubles Competition
1.
Naomi Moi McKenzie/
Sofia Pinto (AMCC-W) def. Femke Tjon-A-Joe/Saloni Tamang (LU-W) 6-1
2. Noelia Lorca/Ana Jolic (LU-W) vs.
Emma Aucagne/
Victoire Delattre (AMCC-W) 4-5, unfinished
3.
Kateryna Rublevska/
Valeria Cherfus (AMCC-W) def. Emma Shasteen/Jayci Wong (LU-W) 6-3
Singles Competition
1.
Emma Aucagne (AMCC-W) def. Femke Tjon-A-Joe (LU-W) 6-4, 6-2
2.
Naomi Moi McKenzie (AMCC-W) def. Noelia Lorca (LU-W) 6-4, 6-2
3. Ana Jolic (LU-W) def.
Sofia Pinto (AMCC-W) 2-6, 7-5, 10-7
4.
Victoire Delattre (AMCC-W) def. Emma Shasteen (LU-W) 6-0, 6-3
5.
Valeria Cherfus (AMCC-W) def. Megan Do (LU-W) 6-2, 6-3
6.
Kateryna Rublevska (AMCC-W) def. Elena Rubio (LU-W) 6-2, 2-6, 10-3
Men's Tennis
A&M-Corpus Christi 5, Lamar 2
Doubles Competition
1.
Pascal Lorieul/
Avery Zavala (AMCC-M) def. Max Amling/Filippo Salsino (LU) 6-4
2.
Nathan Schwartz/
Lucas Schurdevin (AMCC-M) vs. Brandon Do/Haruki Omori-Cowie (LU) 5-5
3.
Ulysse Bertrand/
Matthieu Peres (AMCC-M) def. Gustav Hasslegren/Maximilian Milic (LU) 6-3
Singles Competition
1. Max Amling (LU) def.
Avery Zavala (AMCC-M) 6-3, 6-0
2.
Pascal Lorieul (AMCC-M) def. Filippo Salsini (LU) 6-4, 6-3
3.
Nathan Schwartz (AMCC-M) def. Joan Crespo (LU) 6-1, 6-1
4.
Matthieu Peres (AMCC-M) def. Maximilian Milic (LU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Brandon Do (LU) def.
Lucas Schurdevin (AMCC-M) 6-1, 6-4
6.
Ulysse Bertrand (AMCC-M) def. Haruki Omori-Cowie (LU) 6-1, 6-1
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 14 NCAA Tournaments
- 31 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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