WACO, Texas – Taking on Oral Roberts in a neutral matchup Sunday, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis team took care of a business in a clean 4-0 match victory to keep its undefeated record intact.
The Islanders (8-0) have now improved to 8-0 on the year, having yet to be taken down. It extends their best start to a season since 2021 when they won their first nine matches that year.
It was also the first-ever meeting between A&M-Corpus Christi and Oral Roberts, with the Islanders now garnering the 1-0 advantage.
"This team has great character, and I love their brotherhood and team unity!" said head coach
Steve Moore. "This is a really fun group to coach because they are so motivated, determined, and work so hard! It's special when you have a group of guys like this who are all on the same page, it makes for a very special culture! We have some big challenges ahead so we must stay eye of the tiger focused, keep working hard on the right things, and keep improving five percent every day! I know this team is committed to do that with all their heart!"
Doubles play was decided in quick 6-0 decisions on courts two and three, as the pairings of
Nathan Favier/
Omar Suarez and
Matthieu Coignet/
Josef Zapletal got out of doubles unscathed, refusing to drop a game in the process.
With the early 1-0 lead in the match, Suarez earned himself the 2-0 day with a 6-3, 6-1 victory at No. 6 singles. The match was decided with the help of
Nicholas Niox Chateau who posted the 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 4 while
Nicolas Trebuchet came away with a convincing 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 5.
Suarez and Niox Chateau have both moved their singles records to 5-0 on the year, all coming in straight sets. Trebuchet follows behind them with the 4-0 singles mark.
The Islanders will now join the women as both teams will square off against Rice on Tuesday at 1 p.m. It will be the final tune up for the men ahead of hosting the H-E-B Tournament of Champions this next weekend back in Corpus Christi.
Match Results // A&M-Corpus Christi 4, Oral Roberts 0
Doubles competition
1.
Tom Berry/
Harry Fouzas (AMCC-M) vs. Ricardo Filho/Parv Nage (ORU) 2-3, unfinished
2.
Nathan Favier/
Omar Suarez (AMCC-M) def. Eli Brewer/Jonathan Evans (ORU) 6-0
3.
Matthieu Coignet/
Josef Zapletal (AMCC-M) def. Furkan Deniz/Aaron Brewer (ORU) 6-0
Singles competition
1.
Nathan Favier (AMCC-M) vs. Ricardo Filho (ORU) 3-6, 3-2, unfinished
2.
Tom Berry (AMCC-M) vs. Parv Nage (ORU) 6-3, 3-3, unfinished
3.
Harry Fouzas (AMCC-M) vs. Eli Brewer (ORU) 6-2, 2-0, unfinished
4. N. Niox Chateau (AMCC-M) def. Lucas Couy (ORU) 6-0, 6-2
5.
Nicolas Trebuchet (AMCC-M) def. Jonathan Evans (ORU) 6-1, 6-0
6.
Omar Suarez (AMCC-M) def. Ryan Holloway (ORU) 6-3, 6-1
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 17 NCAA Tournaments
- 35 SLC Championships
- 4 Top-40 National Rankings
- 3.0 GPA 43 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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