CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Putting on the longest running tournament in the country, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis tournament will host the 60
th annual H-E-B Tournament of Champions this weekend at the H-E-B Tennis Center.
The Islanders will play Friday night at 5 p.m. against New Mexico State. The six-team field also includes Louisiana, Abilene Christian, UT-Arlington, and DePaul.
"The H-E-B Tournament of Champions is truly one of the Grande events in the history of the Corpus Christi community! H-E-B founder, Howard Butt, founded this tournament himself in 1964. I can't put into words how special the H-E-B has been for the city of Corpus Christi for the pas 60 years! Our gratitude to H-E-B, for 60 years is title sponsor is profound! This is truly a great event for the Corpus Christi community year in and year out," said head coach
Steve Moore.
The Islanders are undefeated at home this year with doubleheader wins over Prairie View A&M and Howard Payne. This year, the Islanders are 30-6 overall in singles but 21-0 at home.
Newcomer senior
Antoine Vicaire is a perfect 6-0 in his dual matches, playing mainly at the No. 2 spot. He and freshman
Nicolas Trebuchet account for 12 of A&M-Corpus Christi's 30 singles wins.
Freshman
Matthieu Coignet has found success between courts four and five, hoisting an undefeated 5-0 record in his duals while freshman Nicolas Niox Chateau is also flawless with a 4-0 record between the five and six.
Chateau has paired with senior
Avery Zavala three times at doubles, winning every time at the No. 1 spot.
The 6-2 Islanders will be pitted against a 4-3 New Mexico State squad. The Aggies are coming off a doubleheader sweep over Western New Mexico. The Islanders are evened at 5-5 in the all-time series with New Mexico State.
Weekend Schedule
Friday
9 a.m. - Louisiana versus Abilene Christian
1 p.m. - UT-Arlington versus DePaul
5 p.m. - New Mexico State versus A&M-Corpus Christi
Saturday
9 a.m. - Lousiana versus DePaul
1 p.m. - UT-Arlington versus New Mexico State
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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