(STAUNTON, Va.) – The Randolph-Macon women's tennis team remained unbeaten on the season as it took down in-state rival Mary Baldwin on Sunday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets and Fighting Squirrels were locked in a close match through doubles play, but R-MC excelled once singles play began to easily take the team win.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 8, Mary Baldwin 1

Venue: Mary Baldwin Courts

Records: Randolph-Macon 2-0, Mary Baldwin 2-4

How It Happened

• MBU took an early lead as third doubles was the first of the pairs to finish with the Squirrels on top 8-3, but the Yellow Jackets were quick to tie  the team score with an 8-2 win at first doubles. Avery Smith (Sr., Walpole, Mass. / Walpole) and Grace Holderman (Jr., Roanoke, Va. / Cave Spring) comprised of the duo and Mary Baldwin's top pair of Hannah Eastridge and Lauren Hodgkins.
• The closest match of the day came at second doubles where Gabby Cifuentes (Sr., Stafford, Va. / Paul Vi) and Rachael Johnston (Sr., Roanoke, Va. / Hidden Valley) took on Alexis Seymore and Samantha Childs. The Jackets were able to pull out an 8-5 decision to help give them momentum going into singles play.
• Matty Grace Gilliam (So., Murfreesboro, N.C. / Ridgecroft) was the first to finish off her opponent in solo action as she took down Eastridge at third singles by sets of 6-1, 6-2. Holderman followed with a win over Gretchen Lutz at first singles by scores of 6-3, 6-1 to give Randolph-Macon a 4-1 team lead.
• Johnston sealed the team victory in impressive fashion as she didn't yield a single game to her opponent at fifth singles. Adele Huffman (So., Granite Falls, N.C. / University Christian) nearly did the same with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at fourth singles.
• Bailey Willard (Sr., Fredericksburg, Va. / Stafford) defeated Kelly Bantel at sixth singles 6-2, 6-1 and Cifuentes put the final touches on the match with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Seymore at second singles.

Inside The Numbers

• Holderman, Cifuentes, and Johnston all went 2-0 on the day. Both of Holderman's wins came at the top spot in singles and doubles.
• Holderman is 4-0 overall on the year as she also went unbeaten in doubles and singles play last week.

Up Next

A tough test awaits the Lemon and Black as they host perennial power Washington & Lee this Saturday. First serve is set for 1 p.m. It will be the first of three consecutive home matches for the Yellow Jackets.