(LYNCHBURG, Va.) – The regular season came to a close for the Randolph-Macon men's tennis team on Sunday. There were many close battles throughout the nine individual and doubles matches, but the Yellow Jackets were only able to pull out a win in one of them.
The Basics
Score: Randolph-Macon 1, Lynchburg 8
Venue: Lynchburg Tennis Courts
Records: R-MC 5-4, 4-3 ODAC; UL 7-3, 6-3 ODAC
How It Happened
- The Jackets went down early after being swept in doubles action. Max Hammock (Fr., Vienna, Va. / James Madison) and Inigo Suescun (Sr., Zizur Mayor, Spain / San Fermin Ikastola) were close in giving the Jackets a point in the section, but fell 8-6 to Colton Mullins and Vincent Oliver.
- Suescum made up for it in solo action as he made quick work of Daniel Christian at No. 2 singles 6-2, 6-0.
- Hammock was close to giving the Jackets a second point by splitting sets at first singles. He won the first 6-2, but fell in the second 6-3. The third set tiebreaker was a nail biter, but unfortunately Hammock fell 10-8.
- Ryan Aud (Jr., Fisherville, Va. / Wilson Memorial) and Max Presley (Jr., Manakin-Sabot, Va. / Goochland) played close matches at third and fourth singles, respectively. Aud lost the first set 6-2 before playing to a 7-5 finish in the second. Presley narrowly dropped his opening set 7-6 with a 7-4 tiebreaker before he dropped the second 6-3.
