PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Never dropping a set to open the new season, both the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's and women's tennis programs swept Prairie View in each of its doubleheaders Thursday to start 2-0 for the year.
The women turned in two 4-0 sweeps on the day. The men played out every point in the front end of the doubleheader and won it 7-0 before closing out with a quicker 4-0 win in match two.
"These Islanders were incredibly excited to start the spring season!" said head coach
Steve Moore. "Everyone came back in great shape and trained hard over Christmas. That really showed today with their movement and focus! I thought they competed very hard and with a lot of spirit. Our goal is to play each present fight with intensity and while we've got a long way to go, I though the fight and heart today was strong! I love the character and unity of these teams!"
Senior
Emma Aucagne went 2-0 in her singles matches, opening the day with a 6-1, 6-1 win at the No. 1 spot. She moved to the No. 2 spot in the second match and swept that one as well with a 6-0, 6-1 score. Making her collegiate debut, freshman
Ana Veroux also went undefeated on the day at the No. 3, beginning with a 6-2, 6-3 victory. She rounded out the day with a 6-2, 6-1 decision.
Senior
Valeria Cherfus notched a straight-set win at the No. 2 spot in the morning and was up 7-5, 3-0 in the second match at the No. 1 spot before the match was won. She also joined forces with senior
Victoire Delattre to get a 6-3 doubles victory in the afternoon to help the Islanders win that match's double point.
The men played out the first match, with every pair winning in doubles to start out 1-0 in the season opener. Senior
Avery Zavala then got it done at the No. 1, taking it 6-1, 6-1. Freshman Nicolas Niox Chateau, freshman
Matthieu Coignet, and freshman
Nicolas Trebuchet all initiated their college careers with straight-set wins for a 5-0 lead in the match. Despite having already clinched, senior
Antoine Vicaire and freshman
Iannis Fernandes each gritted out a tiebreaker in the second sets to complete the 7-0 match.
The second match was played until clinch, starting with the doubles point after Zavala/Niox and senior
Antoine Vicaire/freshman Matthieu Coignat both won 6-0. Zavala and Niox the both won theirs singles matches, with Niox never dropping a point. Sophomore
Lucas Schurdevin closed out the 4-0 win with a 60-, 6-1 decision at the No. 3.
The women improve 39-0 to all-time over PVAMU while the men move to 42-0 against the Panthers.
Next up, the Islanders will play their home opener on Jan. 24 in doubleheader rematches against Prairie View A&M.
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 16 NCAA Tournaments
- 33 SLC Championships
- 4 Top-40 National Rankings
- 3.0 GPA 41 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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