2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
Bakhaya, Lara
Lara Bakhaya
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Putney High School
- Hometown:
- London, England
Bio
2024-25 (Junior)
- Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
- Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
- Two-time Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (April 1 and April 15, 2025)
- Went 13-4 in singles play with a 76% win percentage
- Posted wins at positions 3 through 4, including key A-10 victories over UMass, Davidson, Delaware, and VCU
- Won seven of her last eight completed singles matches, including straight-set victories over Duquesne, Georgetown and William & Mary
- Posted a 16-7 doubles record throughout the fall and spring season, primarily on court No. 1
- Saw a nine-match doubles win streak from March 22 – April 25.
- Helped Richmond to a 16-7 overall record, an 11-match win streak and a second-straight appearance in the A-10 Championship final
- Named to the 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Women’s Tennis Team
- Finished the season with a team-best 13-5 singles record
- Went a perfect 9-0 on court No. 5, 4-3 on court No. 4 and dropped just two matches on court No. 3
- In doubles, went 7-8 alongside Polina Shitikova, 1-1 with Andrea Campodonico on court No. 1 and 1-0 with Lucy Webber on court No. 3
- Picked up two singles wins in the A-10 Championship: 6-1, 6-1 over Lee (GW) and 6-0, 6-4 over Rossini (VCU), helping Richmond upset No. 1 seed VCU
- Earned a 6-1 doubles win with Shitikova over GW in the A-10 quarterfinal
- Named a 2023 ITA Scholar-Athlete
- Went 3-7 in singles play and 8-12 in doubles action
- Named A-10 Rookie of the Week twice (Jan. 24 and April 26)
- Picked up first singles win against Jumgyi Li (Wake Forest) on court No. 5
- Earned her first doubles win of the season over Ameek/Brooke (Radford) with Elizabeth Novak
- Helped lift the Spiders to a win over Norfolk State on Feb. 9 with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Amal Gati (NSU) on court No. 5, and a doubles win with Buendia on court three
- Earned a 7-5 doubles win on court two over Ule/Back (SFA) with Le Du
- Helped the Spiders earn their first-ever program win over William & Mary with a 6-4 doubles win on court three with Novak
- Clinched the doubles point in both the A-10 Championship first round (6-2 vs. Saint Joseph’s) and quarterfinal (6-4 vs. GW) with Novak
Post-Match: Richmond vs Massachusetts
Saturday, April 26
Women's A10 Tennis Preview
Wednesday, April 23
Women's Tennis Beats VCU
Friday, April 11
Women's Tennis Season Preview
Friday, January 17
