Spiders Close Regular Season with Doubleheader Sweep at Home

Saturday, April 18

Richmond, Va.

1 p.m.

University of Richmond

Fordham

Spiders Close Regular Season with Doubleheader Sweep at Home

04/19/2026 | Men's Tennis

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RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond men's tennis team capped its regular season with a pair of victories Saturday at the Westhampton Tennis Complex, defeating Fordham, 4-2, before rolling past Hampden-Sydney, 7-0. With the wins, the Spiders improve to 14-8 on the spring season and finish 2-2 in Atlantic 10 play.

How It Happened
Richmond opened the day by securing the doubles point against Fordham with wins on courts three and one. Charlie Burdell and Grant Cohen set the tone with a 6-3 victory on court three before Cole Brashear and Davis Wiley followed with a 7-5 win at the top spot to clinch the point. The No. 2 pairing of Paxton Pritchard and Sam Rathmanner trailed 5-4 when the match went unfinished.

The Spiders struck first in singles behind a dominant 6-2, 6-0 win from Cole Brashear on court six to extend the lead to 2-0. Fordham answered with wins on courts four and one to even the match at 2-2, but Richmond regained control from there. Paxton Pritchard delivered a straight-set win at No. 3, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4), before Otto Sewell clinched the match on court five with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 victory. Charlie Burdell's match on court two went unfinished.

In the afternoon match, Richmond carried its momentum into a dominant sweep of Hampden-Sydney. The Spiders secured the doubles point with wins across all three courts, highlighted by a 6-1 victory from Brashear and Wiley at the top position.

Richmond continued its strong play in singles, winning all six matches in straight sets. Davis Wiley led the way with a 6-2, 6-1 win on court one, while Brashear followed with a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 2. Nathan Germino, Sam Rathmanner and Grant Cohen each added straight-set wins on courts three, four and five, respectively, before Drew Holland closed the match with a 6-1, 6-1 result on court six.

Tennis Match Results
Richmond vs Fordham
4/18/2026 at Richmond, Va.
(Westhampton Tennis Complex)

Richmond 4, Fordham 2

Doubles competition

Cole Brashear / Davis Wiley (Richmond) def. Dhananjay Athreya / Dhill Virdee-Oakley (Fordham) 7-5
Paxton Pritchard / Sam Rathmanner (Richmond) vs. Nicolas Garnier / Filip Horak (Fordham) 4-5, unfinished
Charlie Burdell / Grant Cohen (Richmond) def. Mateusz Gradzki / Will Lokier (Fordham) 6-3

Singles competition

Mateusz Gradzki (Fordham) def. Davis Wiley (Richmond) 7-5, 6-3
Charlie Burdell (Richmond) vs. Will Lokier (Fordham) 5-7, 4-5, unfinished
Paxton Pritchard (Richmond) def. Dhill Virdee-Oakley (Fordham) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
Filip Horak (Fordham) def. Dylan Atkinson (Richmond) 6-4, 6-4
Otto Sewell (Richmond) def. Dhananjay Athreya (Fordham) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
Cole Brashear (Richmond) def. Diego Cueto (Fordham) 6-2, 6-0

Richmond vs Hampden-Sydney College
4/18/2026 at Richmond, Va.
(Westhampton Tennis Complex)

Richmond 7, Hampden-Sydney College 0

Doubles competition

Cole Brashear / Davis Wiley (Richmond) def. Thomas Davis / Dillon McReynolds (Hampden-Sydney) 6-1
Paxton Pritchard / Sam Rathmanner (Richmond) def. Casey Coffey / Emerson Rice (Hampden-Sydney) 6-4
Grant Cohen / Nathan Germino (Richmond) def. Jonathan Fogle / Slade Funderburk (Hampden-Sydney) 6-4

Singles competition

Davis Wiley (Richmond) def. Thomas Davis (Hampden-Sydney) 6-2, 6-1
Cole Brashear (Richmond) def. Dillon McReynolds (Hampden-Sydney) 6-1, 6-1
Nathan Germino (Richmond) def. Emerson Rice (Hampden-Sydney) 6-3, 6-2
Sam Rathmanner (Richmond) def. Casey Coffey (Hampden-Sydney) 6-0, 6-1
Grant Cohen (Richmond) def. Jonathan Fogle (Hampden-Sydney) 6-3, 6-2
Drew Holland (Richmond) def. Slade Funderburk (Hampden-Sydney) 6-1, 6-1

Match Notes
Richmond finishes the regular season at 14-8 overall and 2-2 in A-10 play
The Spiders have won seven consecutive matches entering postseason play
Richmond swept all six singles matches against Hampden-Sydney in straight sets

Updated Spring Records
Singles
Davis Wiley 15-5
Charlie Burdell 13-5
Paxton Pritchard 7-8
Sam Rathmanner 6-5
Otto Sewell 9-7
Cole Brashear 9-3
Nathan Germino 6-3
Grant Cohen 4-1
Drew Holland 2-0
Dylan Atkinson 4-2

Doubles
Brashear/Wiley 15-4
Rathmanner/Pritchard 9-8
Sewell/Burdell 5-4
Burdell/Cohen 4-1
Burdell/Germino 1-0
Holland/Rathmanner 1-0
Cohen/Germino 1-0

Up Next
Richmond will head to the Atlantic 10 Championship next week in Orlando, Fla. at the USTA National Campus April 22-25.