Wiley Delivers Clincher as Spiders Rally Past William & Mary

Thursday, April 2

Richmond, Va.

4 p.m.

University of Richmond

William & Mary

Wiley Delivers Clincher as Spiders Rally Past William & Mary

04/02/2026 | Men's Tennis

Box Score Results (PDF)

RICHMOND, Va. – Davis Wiley delivered a clutch three-set victory on court one to cap a comeback effort and lift the University of Richmond men's tennis team to a 4-1 win over William & Mary Thursday afternoon at the Westhampton Tennis Complex. With the win, the Spiders improve to 9-8 on the spring season, while the Tribe fall to 7-11.

How It Happened
William & Mary claimed the doubles point with wins on courts one and two. Cole Brashear and Davis Wiley fell 6-2 at the top spot, while Paxton Pritchard and Sam Rathmanner dropped a 6-3 decision on court two. The third doubles match featuring Charlie Burdell and Grant Cohen was tied 4-4 before going unfinished.

Richmond responded in singles by taking four-straight matches to secure the victory. Cole Brashear got the Spiders on the board first with a dominant 6-1, 6-2 win on court five, improving to 7-3 in dual singles this spring.

Sam Rathmanner followed with a strong three-set comeback on court six, rallying for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory. Otto Sewell continued the momentum swing with a gritty three-set win on court four, battling back for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 decision to give Richmond its first lead of the match.

Wiley sealed the team victory on court one, overcoming a first-set deficit to defeat Oliver Hague 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). The senior improved to 13-3 in dual singles this spring and has won five straight completed matches at the top of the lineup.

Matches on courts two and three went unfinished.

Tennis Match Results
Richmond vs William & Mary
4/2/2026 at Richmond, Va.
(Westhampton Tennis Complex)
Richmond 4, William & Mary 1
Doubles competition

Nikita Bortnichek / Gur Trakhtenberg (W&M) def. Cole Brashear / Davis Wiley (Richmond) 6-2
Austin Cohen / Albert Hansen (W&M) def. Paxton Pritchard / Sam Rathmanner (Richmond) 6-3
Charlie Burdell / Grant Cohen (Richmond) vs Oliver Hague / Theo Nilsson (W&M) 4-4, unfinished

Singles competition

Davis Wiley (Richmond) def. Oliver Hague (W&M) 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
Paxton Pritchard (Richmond) vs Nikita Bortnichek (W&M) 1-6, 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
Charlie Burdell (Richmond) vs Austin Cohen (W&M) 5-7, 6-5, unfinished
Otto Sewell (Richmond) def. Dylan Chou (W&M) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Cole Brashear (Richmond) def. Albert Hansen (W&M) 6-1, 6-2
Sam Rathmanner (Richmond) def. Theo Nilsson (W&M) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

Match Notes
Richmond improved to 9-8 on the spring season with the win
Davis Wiley moved to 13-3 in dual singles and has won five straight completed matches
Cole Brashear earned his seventh dual singles victory of the spring
Otto Sewell secured his sixth dual singles win of the season
Richmond won four straight completed singles matches after dropping the doubles point
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2); Singles (5, 6, 4, 1)

Updated Spring Records
Singles
Davis Wiley 13-3
Charlie Burdell 10-5
Paxton Pritchard 5-8
Sam Rathmanner 3-5
Otto Sewell 6-7
Cole Brashear 7-3
Nathan Germino 4-3
Grant Cohen 1-1
Drew Holland 1-0
Dylan Atkinson 2-1

Doubles
Brashear/Wiley 11-4
Rathmanner/Pritchard 6-8
Sewell/Burdell 5-4
Burdell/Cohen 0-1
Burdell/Germino 1-0
Holland/Rathmanner 1-0

Up Next
Richmond returns home on April 10, playing host to Howard at 1 p.m. before welcoming Hampton and Coppin State to campus on April 11 for a doubleheader.