LYNCHBURG, VA (February 23, 2008)– The Hampden-Sydney College tennis team opened the 2008 tennis season with an impressive 9-0 victory over Randolph College in the ODAC opener for both schools. With the victory, Hampden-Sydney improved to 1-0 overall and 1-0 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, while Randolph fell to 0-1 overall and 0-1 in the league.

The Tigers appeared focused in their first match of the year, winning five of the six singles matches at 6-0, 6-0. Freshman Rich Pugh (Augusta, GA/Lakeside) won at No. 1 singles, defeating Randolph's Kyle Schneck 6-0, 6-0.

The Tigers return to action on Friday, February 29 as the Tigers travel to Greensboro, NC to take on Greensboro College at 1:00 pm.

Singles
1. Rich Pugh (H-S) def. Kyle Schneck (RAND): 6-0, 6-0
2. Shad Harrell (H-S) def. Jeff Johnson (RAND): 6-1, 6-0
3. Zack Pack (H-S) def. Allan Marrs (RAND): 6-0, 6-0
4. Tal Covington (H-S) def. Yanpaing Oo (RAND): 6-0, 6-0
5. Andrew McLeod (H-S) def. Carl Coffey (RAND): 6-0, 6-0
6. Matt McFarland (H-S) def. Ludovic Lemaitre (RAND): 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Pugh/Holzapfel (H-S) def. Schneck/Johnson (RAND): 8-2
2. Harrell/Pack (H-S) def. Marrs/Coffey (RAND): 8-0
3. Covington/McLeod (H-S) def. Oo/Wang (RAND): 8-0