Spiders Open Road Swing with Statement Win at Campbell

Friday, February 28

Buies Creek, N.C.

2 p.m.

University of Richmond

Campbell

Spiders Open Road Swing with Statement Win at Campbell

02/28/2025 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Buies Creek, N.C. – The University of Richmond women's tennis team notched its third win of the season Friday afternoon with a 6-1 win at Campbell. With the win, the Spiders improved to 3-2 overall and have won its first of five-straight road matches while the Camels fell to 4-5.

How it Happened
Richmond secured the doubles point as Spider duo Claire Le Du and Lainey O'Neil defeated Kivity/Ozel (CAMW), 6-4 before Sofia Barbulescu and Elizabeth Novak cruised through their doubles match, defeating Maras/Prospalova (CAMW), 6-2 on court 2. Andrea Campodonico and Lara Bakhaya led Garcia/Pieczynska 5-3 on court No. 1, but the match was left unfinished.

Richmond continued its offensive threat in singles, as Lara Bakhaya put UR up 2-0 with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Ozel (CAMW) on court four. The Camels then notched their lone singles win on court two before Lainey O'Neil got the Spiders back into the scoring column with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Prospalova (CAMW) on the sixth court. Novak followed suit with a three-set thriller victory over Marti (CAMW), 6-0, 2-6, 6-2 while Richmond picked up two more three-set wins as Abby Lee rounded out her match on court three, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 over Kivity (CAMW), and Barbulescu defeated Pieczynska (CAMW), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.

Richmond Women's Tennis Results
Richmond (3-2) vs Campbell (4-5)
02/28/2025 at Buies Creek, N.C. — James Nisbet Tennis Center

Richmond 6, Campbell 1

Doubles Competition

Mollie Garcia / Sonia Pieczynska (CAMW) vs. Lara Bakhaya / Andrea Campodonico (RIC) – unfinished (3-5)
Sofia Barbulescu / Elizabeth Novak (RIC) def. Jessica Maras / Veronika Prospalova (CAMW) – 6-2
Claire Le Du / Lainey O'Neil (RIC) def. Ofer Kivity / Deren Ozel (CAMW) – 6-4

Singles Competition

Sofia Barbulescu (RIC) def. Sonia Pieczynska (CAMW) – 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
Mollie Garcia (CAMW) def. Andrea Campodonico (RIC) – 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
Abby Lee (RIC) def. Ofer Kivity (CAMW) – 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
Lara Bakhaya (RIC) def. Deren Ozel (CAMW) – 6-4, 6-3
Elizabeth Novak (RIC) def. Sandra Mari Marti (CAMW) – 6-0, 2-6, 6-2
Lainey O'Neil (RIC) def. Veronika Prospalova (CAMW) – 7-5, 6-4

Match Notes
Order of finish:
Singles – 4, 2, 6, 5, 3, 1
Doubles – 3, 2

Up Next

The Spiders continue their road swing on Saturday, as the team takes on East Carolina in Greenville, N.C. at 11 a.m. and will spend spring break out west with a matchup against Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, Ariz. on March 11, followed by a match at UNLV on March 13 at 1 p.m. Richmond will round out the road swing at Liberty on March 16 at 1 p.m.