LYNCHBURG, Va.- The Randolph men's tennis team was back on the court on Sunday as the WildCats hosted Washington College. For the second straight day, it came down to the last match on the court and Randolph was able to come away with the win as they defeated the Shoremen 4-3.

The WildCats improve their overall record to 3-0 on the season.

Randolph trailed 1-0 after doubles play. Jacob Martin (Wadebridge Cornwall, Great Britain/Callywith College) and Ondra Pelda (Prague, Czech Republic) defeated Oskar Wroblewski and Aaradith Ravichandran 6-4 at first singles.

In singles play, Martin needed three sets in his first singles match against Sihoo Kim. Martin was able to defeat Kim 6-4, 1-6, 6-2. Andreas Mulner (Brasnov, Romania) was a 6-0, 6-1 winner over Ravichandran at second singles. Jason Duval (Kingston, Jamaica) took down Johannes Ludwigstorff 6-3, 6-4 at sixth singles. Pelda lost in three sets to Jorge Urgal Zuleta 7-5, 2-6, 0-6 at fourth singles. Lukas Rathgeb (Koln, Germany Apostelgymnasium) dropped his fifth singles match in three sets to Oskar Wroblewski 7-5, 3-6, 1-6.

The match came down to third singles as Vincenzo Marchese faced off against Kohl Perkins. Marchese won the first set 6-3 and Perkins answered with a 6-3 win in the second set. In the decisive third set, Marchese was able to edge out Perkins 6-4 to clinch the match for the WildCats.

"What a weekend for our guys getting back-to-back huge wins over really solid teams," said head coach Sam Martinez afterwards. "We knew Washington College today was going to be a difficult matchup and we rose to the challenge. Going through adversity early in the season like this is an invaluable experience and to also win while you are doing it is a bonus. So happy for Jacob and Ondra at first doubles and in singles Jacob, Andreas, Vincenzo, and Jason for coming up clutch. An awesome way to start the Spring."

Randolph will next compete in Hilton Head, S.C. on Monday, March 10. The WildCats will face Lake Forest College at 9:00 am.