Date: Sunday October 25, 2026
Score: Hollins 0 | Johnson & Wales 7
Records: Hollins 0-1 / 0-0 ODAC | Wildcats 1-0
Location: Roanoke, Va.
The Lead: The 2026-27 Hollins tennis season kicked off on Sunday with a non-conference visit from Johnson & Wales (Charlotte). It is the one and only match of the fall for the new look Hollins squad led by first year head coach
Kevin Board. The Green and Gold, playing with three first year's making their collegiate debut had a solid showing on the afternoon despite falling to the Wildcats, 7-0.
Highlights:
- Zilina Robinson-Knox and Sadie Henshaw battled at #2 doubles but eventually fell 6-2.
- At #6 singles, first year Sarah Chen was tied at 6-6 in the first set, sending it into a tie-breaker. Chen fell in the tiebreaker and then finished 1-6 in the second set.
- Fellow first year Cydney McKoy fell 6-2 and 6-2 in her first collegiate match.
- Junior Rachel Hull played #1 singles and finished on the short end of a 6-2 and 6-1 score.
Up Next: Hollins will compete in the bulk of their schedule in the spring of 2027 with their first scheduled match against Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) rival Roanoke College on February 18
th. The match with the Maroons will be played at the Batten Tennis Center on campus with a start time of 3:00pm.
