SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis team saw its season come to a close in the 2024 SLC Tournament, dropping a tough 4-0 contest to No. 4 Lamar Thursday at the McFarlin Tennis Center.
Things just didn't go the way of the Islanders (15-8) in the first round of the conference tournament, who were unable to finalize a point before Lamar clinched the match. It is the first time since 2012 that the men weren't in the finals or the champions of the conference tournament.
Lamar secured the doubles point on courts two and three before senior
Avery Zavala and sophomore
Etienne Marty could take their 5-2 dual at No. 1 doubles. They never dropped a doubles match to a conference opponent this year, recently being named to the All-Conference First Team for No. 1 doubles.
Sophomore
Lucas Schurdevin, who was honored on the All-Conference Second Team at No. 3 singles, won his opening set in a battled 7-5 score and was nearly able to secure the first point for the Islanders before the Cardinals clinched. Freshman Nicolas Niox Chateau came in at No. 5 singles for just the third time this year and showed a lot of grit as he took a 7-6 (1) first set.
The Islanders end the year with the 15-8 overall record. It is the 12
th season in a row that the Islanders won at least 15 matches, excluding a shortened 2020 season.
The men move to 25-6 in SLC conference matches under head coach
Steve Moore. It is the first time in the all-time series with Lamar that the Cardinals won back-to-back meetings, though, the Islanders still hold a 21-5 advantage in the head-to-head.
Match Results – No. 4 Lamar 4, No. 5 A&M-Corpus Christi 0
Doubles Competition
1. Max Amling/Leon Nickel (LU) vs.
Etienne Marty/
Avery Zavala (AMCC) 2-5, unfinished
2. Brandon Do/Martin Garcia-Ripoll (LU) def.
Lucas Schurdevin/
Nicolas Trebuchet (AMCC) 6-2
3. Joan Crespo/Haruki Omori-Cowie (LU) def.
Iannis Fernandes/
Antoine Vicaire (AMCC) 6-2
Singles Competition
1. Martin Garcia-Ripoll (LU) def.
Avery Zavala (AMCC) 6-4, 6-3
2. Max Amling (LU) def.
Etienne Marty (AMCC) 7-5, 6-2
3. Leon Nickel (LU) vs.
Lucas Schurdevin (AMCC) 5-7, 5-6, unfinished
4. Brandon Do (LU) vs.
Antoine Vicaire (AMCC) 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
5. Joan Crespo (LU) vs. Nichol Niox Chateau (AMCC) 6-7 (1), 4-3, unfinished
6. Haruki Omori-Cowie (LU) def.
Matthieu Coignet (AMCC) 6-1, 7-6 (2)
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 16 NCAA Tournaments
- 34 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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