SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis team will be back on the court for the first time in over three weeks when they compete on a neutral court against Southern Miss Wednesday at 10 a.m.
The Islanders' last time out was in the H-E-B Tournament of Champions, where they split the weekend with a 4-2 win over New Mexico State before narrowly dropping a gritty 4-3 match against a tough Louisiana team. It was just their second loss of the season, hoisting an 11-2 record with their only other dropped match coming at nationally ranked Texas.
This match will be the final nonconference contest for the men's team, and a last tuneup before going full swing into defending their regular season championship with Southland Conference play beginning Saturday at UTRGV.
The Islanders are 57-14 in dual matches this year, with senior captains
Josef Zapletal and
Etienne Marty leading the team with 10-1 and 9-1 records on the year, respectively.
Zapletal has paired with
Ethan Dasset mainly in doubles play, with the duo reaching double figure wins mainly at No. 3 doubles. Reigning perfect at No. 1 doubles is the pairing of
Matthieu Coignet/
Mikel Garmendia at 8-0, the group that won the 2025 SLC Fall Doubles Individual Championship as the best in the conference.
This will be the second ever meeting between A&M-Corpus Christi and Southern Miss, with the Islanders winning the 2023 matchup 5-2.
A&M-Corpus Christi Tennis
- 17 NCAA Tournaments
- 37 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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