CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's and women's tennis teams spent all Saturday celebrating in their regular season finale against UTRGV, as two trophies were awarded following their matches as the women clinched the South Texas Showdown, presented by Rally Credit Union, with a 6-1 win while the men came out on top of the first-place battle 4-3 to claim the SLC Title.
The men (20-4, 5-0 SLC) lock up the No. 1 seed for the SLC Championships after securing their 13
th regular season title and 23
rd overall championship, the second most among any team or sport in the conference. It marks Islanders Tennis's 36
th combined championship.
It comes after a perfect 5-0 conference season, their first undefeated record in SLC since the 2021 season. It was done in showy fashion, after a battled doubles point went in favor of the Islanders before the final three singles courts remaining were must-wins for the home team.
They didn't stray from the challenge, as all three pulled out gutsy victories to solidify the post-match celebration.
Nicolas Trebuchet had the honor of clinching as he came away with a 6-4 score in a third decisive set.
The pairing of
Nathan Favier/
Matthieu Coignet also completed a 5-0 doubles record in conference play, today especially coming up big with a 7-5 win at No. 3 today. Favier, Trebuchet, and
Josef Zapletal all finish with a 4-1 singles record in SLC play.
The men's championship may not be the only one Islanders Tennis sees this month, as the women completed an 8-1 conference season today with a bounce-back 6-1 victory over the Vaqueros after dropping the doubles point. Just one match back from first-place Northwestern State, the women are still in championship contention as the Lady Demons still have two matches remaining on their schedule.
The Islanders, with a lineup full of freshmen and sophomores, can be seeded no lower than No. 2 for the SLC Championships regardless of the remaining matches across the conference.
The women had
Yana Mykytyn/
Kseniya Ramanouskaya close out an 8-0 campaign at No. 1 doubles in conference play with a 6-4 win today. The Islanders would drop the doubles point, but rebound in singles as Mykytyn completed singles-sweep with a gritty 6-7 (4), 6-1, 11-9 victory at No. 3 singles.
Mykytyn and
Josefa Fuenzalida both finish conference play with an 8-1 singles mark to lead the team.
Leticia Tarocco closed out a 4-0 mark at No. 1 singles against SLC opponents.
The Islanders will now look towards the SLC Championships, held on April 22-26 hosted by Nicholls.
Women's results // A&M-Corpus Christi 6, UTRGV 1
Doubles competition
1.
Yana Mykytyn/
Kseniya Ramanouskaya (AMCC-W) def. Kristal Dule/Yaiza Vazquez (WRGV) 6-4
2. Rhea Makesar/Mariia Bakhtina (WRGV) def.
Leticia Tarocco/
Josefa Fuenzalida (AMCC-W) 6-4
3. Hitakamya Narwal/Madeleine Joffe (WRGV) def.
Ana Veroux/Adriana J. Casado (AMCC-W) 6-3
Singles competition
1.
Leticia Tarocco (AMCC-W) def. Rhea Makesar (WRGV) 6-4, 6-2
2.
Josefa Fuenzalida (AMCC-W) def. Kristal Dule (WRGV) 7-5, 6-3
3.
Yana Mykytyn (AMCC-W) def. Yaiza Vazquez (WRGV) 6-7 (4-7), 6-1, 11-9
4.
Kseniya Ramanouskaya (AMCC-W) def. Madeleine Joffe (WRGV) 6-2, 6-0
5. Adriana J. Casado (AMCC-W) def. Hitakamya Narwal (WRGV) 6-2, 6-3
6.
Juliette Jalai (AMCC-W) def. Valentina Urraco (WRGV) 6-0, 6-2
Men's results // A&M-Corpus Christi 4, UTRGV 3
Doubles competition
1.
Tom Berry/
Harry Fouzas (AMCC-M) vs. Santiago Serrano/Loic Young Kriegel (MRGV) 6-5, unfinished
2.
Omar Suarez/
Etienne Marty (AMCC-M) def. Paolo Bonaguro/Sam Whitehead (MRGV) 6-3
3.
Matthieu Coignet/
Nathan Favier (AMCC-M) def. Eduardo Menezes/Ivo Isqueiro (MRGV) 7-5
Singles competition
1. Sam Whitehead (MRGV) def.
Nathan Favier (AMCC-M) 6-3, 6-2
2.
Omar Suarez (AMCC-M) def. Ivo Isqueiro (MRGV) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
3.
Nicolas Trebuchet (AMCC-M) def. Santiago Serrano (MRGV) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
4. Loic Young Kriegel (MRGV) def. N. Niox Chateau (AMCC-M) 7-5, 6-4
5. Will Roberts (MRGV) def.
Harry Fouzas (AMCC-M) 6-3, 6-1
6.
Josef Zapletal (AMCC-M) def. Paolo Bonaguro (MRGV) 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 17 NCAA Tournaments
- 36 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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