LEXINGTON, Va. – Senior John Adam (Vienna, Va./James Madison) and sophomore Baxter Carter (Richmond, Va./St. Christopher's) teamed to win at No. 1 Doubles as the Randolph-Macon men's tennis team dropped a 5-1 decision at No. 32 Washington and Lee in ODAC action Sunday morning to open the 2016 schedule.

Adam and Carter earned a 9-8 victory over Michael Holt and Perry Clements, recording a 7-3 win in the tie-breaker for the Yellow Jackets (0-1, 0-1 ODAC). The Generals (1-0, 1-0 ODAC) won at No. 2 and No. 3 Doubles to take a 2-1 lead into singles competition.

W&L registered wins at Nos. 1, 2 and 6 Singles to clinch the match victory. Senior Tom Lewis (Charlottesville, Va./Western Albemarle) won the first set at No. 3 Singles 6-4 in an unfinished match.

Randolph-Macon returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 27, with a 1 p.m. home match against St. Mary's at the Banks Tennis Center.

Singles

1. Michael Holt (W&L) def. John Adam (R-MC) 6-0, 6-0

2. Jordan Krasner (W&L) def. Jacob Haines (R-MC) 6-0, 6-0

3. Joe Siami (W&L) vs. Tom Lewis (R-MC) 4-6, 4-2, unfinished

4. Thomas Johnson (W&L) vs. Baxter Carter (R-MC) 6-1, unfinished

5. Perry Clements (W&L) vs. Alex Curnow (R-MC) 6-0, unfinished

6. Justin Gillette (W&L) def. P.J. Costello (R-MC) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles

1. Baxter Carter/John Adam (R-MC) def. Michael Holt/Perry Clements (W&L) 9-8 (7-3)

2. Jordan Krasner/Will Bannister (W&L) def. Alex Curnow/Tom Lewis (R-MC) 8-2

3. Joe Siami/Thomas Johnson (W&L) def. Jacob Haines/Stuart McCroskey (R-MC) 8-1