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Randolph College Director of Athletics Tom Galbraith has announced former WildCat student-athlete, Sam Martinez, as the new head tennis coach. Martinez assumed his post on July 1, 2022.

Martinez returns to Randolph after a six-year tenure as an assistant coach at Washington & Lee. He served the last three years as the assistant coach for the men's program and began his time with the Generals as an assistant with the women's program for three seasons.

Prior to his time in Lexington, Martinez was the assistant tennis coach at Virginia Wesleyan from 2015-16. He helped lead the men's team to its first regular season ODAC conference title and undefeated 10-0 record in school history. He also served as a graduate assistant at Pfeiffer University from 2014-2015 where the women's team won its first Carolinas Conference title.

As a student-athlete, Martinez played one season at Randolph as a freshman before transferring to Bridgewater College. He was a three-time All-ODAC singles and doubles honoree helping the Eagles to back-to-back appearances in the ODAC title contest, the first two such appearances in program history. In three seasons with the Eagles, he amassed a 66-29 individual record.

Martinez is a 2014 graduate of Bridgewater with a degree in Business Administration.