FRISCO, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's tennis team came away with five awards in the 2026 Southland Conference All-Conference honors, with
Ethan Dasset highlighting it with being tabbed Newcomer of the Year, released by the league office Friday.
Dasset swept the awards himself, earning All-Conference First Team recognition at both No. 4 singles and No. 3 doubles alongside partner
Josef Zapletal to go with the superlative.
Etienne Marty was also distinguished as an All-Conference First Team selection at No. 3 singles, while the pairing of
Matthieu Coignet/
Mikel Garmendia earned Second Team honors at No. 1 doubles.
In Dasset's first season with the Islanders, he made an immediate impact in the lineup to help the Islanders to a 15-4 team record. In conference play, he was untouched in both doubles and singles play with an undefeated 4-0 mark from No. 4 singles, sweeping his way with straight set wins over UTRGV, Lamar, Nicholls, and UIW while being up a set on New Orleans 6-4 when the match was clinched, nearly earning the 5-0 record.
In doubles, he and Zapletal went a perfect 5-0 at No. 3 doubles in conference play. They posted tough 7-5 finishes over UTRGV and New Orleans, a pair of 6-4 wins over Lamar and Nicholls, and finished the regular season with a strong 6-3 win over UIW's No. 3 pair. The duo recorded the team's best doubles record on the year at 15-2, going 11-2 from No. 3 and adding a 4-0 mark from No. 2 doubles.
Marty recorded a 3-1 singles record in conference play this season from No. 3 singles, earning straight set wins over UTRGV, Nicholls, and Lamar, and was up a set on New Orleans before the match was clinched by the Islanders. The senior posted a 13-2 singles record overall on the season.
Coignet/Garmendia went 3-1 in conference play at the top doubles position after coming off as winners of the SLC Fall Doubles Championship. They nearly secured their fourth conference doubles win after leading UIW's top pair 5-2 before the point was clinched by the Islanders on courts two and three. As a pair, they went 12-1 overall on the year all from the No. 1 position.
The men will be the No. 3 seed for the Southland Conference Championships, which will begin Monday at 10 a.m. in Beaumont, Texas. They will face No. 2 UTRGV in the four-team bracket, with the winner moving on to the finals against the winner of No. 1 UIW/No. 4 Lamar.
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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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