ASHLAND, Va. – The Yellow Jackets defeated William Peace, 5-1, notching their first victory of the 2025-26 season.
The Basics
Score: Randolph-Macon 5, William Peace 1
Venue: Ashland, Va. // Randolph-Macon College // Banks Tennis Center
Records: Randolph-Macon (1-3, 0-2 ODAC); William Peace (0-1, 0-0 USA South)
Doubles
Evan Holzmacher (Chesterfield, Va./Manchester) and
Karsten Palmer (Swepsonville, N.C./River Mill) took first doubles in a close 6-4 score line, while
Jett Hales (Kenly, N.C./North Johnson) and
Harris Wadsworth (Lake Wales, Fla./Lake Wales) clinched the doubles team point by way of a forfeit by the Pacers.
(RMC) Holzmacher and Palmer def. (WPU) Angel Araiza and Carlos Correa, 6-4.
(WPU) Benjamin Cuddington and Michael Zang def.
John Paul Zano (Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge) and
Winston Chapman (Hampton, Va./Norfolk Collegiate), 6-4.
(RMC) Hales and Wadsworth won by forfeit.
Singles
Randolph-Macon saw Chapman and Hales handle business in fourth and fifth singles to grab two more team points. Palmer and Zano both had to battle in first and third singles to ultimately clinch the overall match for the Lemon and Black. First singles came down to a tiebreaker that Zano won 10-3 to put RMC over the top for the team victory.
(RMC) Zano def. (WPU) Correa, 6-4, 4-6 (10-3).
(WPU) Cuddington def. (RMC) Holzmacher, 6-4, 6-7 (11-9).
(RMC) Palmer def. (WPU) Araiza, 6-4, 6-3.
(RMC) Chapman def. (WPU) Zang, 6-0, 6-1.
(RMC) Hales def. (WPU) Michael Cary, 6-0, 6-1.
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets will host Averett on Saturday, February 28 at 1:00 p.m. for their next contest.
