WACO, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's and women's tennis programs are inching towards conference but will need to close out the nonconference schedule Tuesday in doubleheader matches against Texas Wesleyan in Waco.
Both teams will play at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to conclude the nonconference on a neutral court as the two will match up with the Rams in Waco, Texas. It will be a final tune-up for the Islanders before they begin their journey of adding to their dynasty when the bulk of SLC play starts this weekend.
"This is another great opportunity for us to improve our process of playing every present point with intensity and strive to have the best team unity in the country! We've got so much we want to improve and need to improve, and tomorrow is a great chance to compete again and move closer to where we want to be," said head coach
Steve Moore.
The women (13-2) have already garnered a pair of neutral court wins this year, topping Abilene Christian 4-2 and Alcorn State 6-0 last week. In the recent win over the Braves, A&M-Corpus Christi looked to their younger group to step up and that they did as freshmen
Ana Veroux and
Zoe Moley and sophomore
Palina Saulevich all notched wins in their singles duals.
Senior leaders
Valeria Cherfus and
Emma Aucagne still spearhead the women, though, as they lead the team with double figures wins on the year. Cherfus hoists the best record at 12-1 mainly from court three while Aucagne has registered 10 victories on the year nearly all from No. 1 singles.
Senior
Naomi Moi McKenzie remains undefeated on the year in singles at 7-0, all coming from the No. 2 spot. Veroux and senior
Kateryna Rublevska have each notched nine singles wins.
They will be looking to extend their home winning streak to 41 straight matches spanning over the last four seasons.
The men (11-5) also have a pair with double figure singles win on the year, with senior newcomer
Antoine Vicaire leading the Islanders with an 11-2 mark as the versatile player has garnered it between four courts. Freshman
Nicolas Trebuchet has also settled in for 10 singles win on the year.
They are coming off two neutral court wins as well where Vicaire, senior
Avery Zavala, and sophomore
Etienne Marty contributed greatly in the most recent 4-1 win over the Braves as the three registered the singles points. The doubles point came from Zavala and Marty winning at court one while Vicaire joined freshman
Matthieu Coignet for a win at court two.
Vicaire and Coignet hoist a team-best 9-5 doubles record as a pair. They are 5-1 as a duo at court three.
It will be the first-ever meetings with the Rams for both the men and the women. Both will look to end the nonconference on a high note before welcoming a challenge in New Orleans this weekend for the beginning of conference play the rest of the way.
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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