Women’s Tennis Falls to William & Mary Wednesday Night

Wednesday, February 18

Richmond, Va.

7 p.m.

University of Richmond

William & Mary

Women’s Tennis Falls to William & Mary Wednesday Night

02/18/2026 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond women's tennis team dropped a tight 4-3 decision to William & Mary Wednesday night at the Raintree Swim and Racquet Club. The loss moves the Spiders to 1-5 on the spring season, while the Tribe improved to 5-1.

How It Happened
Richmond secured the opening doubles point with victories on courts one and two. Abby Lee and Sofia Barbulescu earned a 6-4 win at the top spot over Francesca Davis and Tilda Larsson (W&M). Lainey O'Neil and Lucy Webber followed with a 7-6(3) victory on court two to clinch the doubles point for the Spiders. William & Mary claimed the No. 3 position with a 6-2 win over Daniela O'Leary and Elizabeth Novak.

In singles play, the Tribe responded with straight-set victories on courts three and four to take the lead. Francesca Davis defeated Abby Lee 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3, and Mira Kernagis topped Beatriz Guerra 6-3, 6-1 on court four.

Sofia Barbulescu evened the match at two with a strong 7-5, 6-0 win over Sia Chaudry at the top spot, but William & Mary regained control with a three-set victory at No. 2 as Tilda Larsson edged Elizabeth Novak 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.

Lucy Webber kept Richmond within striking distance with a 6-3, 7-5 win on court five, improving her spring singles record to 3-3. The match ultimately came down to court six, where Ale Gonzalez-Galino secured the clincher for the Tribe with a 6-4, 6-2 win over O'Neil.

Singles Results

Sofia Barbulescu (Richmond) def. Sia Chaudry (William & Mary) 7-5, 6-0
Tilda Larsson (William & Mary) def. Elizabeth Novak (Richmond) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
Francesca Davis (William & Mary) def. Abby Lee (Richmond) 6-3, 6-3
Mira Kernagis (William & Mary) def. Beatriz Guerra (Richmond) 6-3, 6-1
Lucy Webber (Richmond) def. Rebeka Svabikova (William & Mary) 6-3, 7-5
Ale Gonzalez-Galino (William & Mary) def. Lainey O'Neil (Richmond) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles Results

Lee/Barbulescu (Richmond) def. Davis/Larsson (William & Mary) 6-4
O'Neil/Webber (Richmond) def. Gonzalez-Galino/Kernagis (William & Mary) 7-6 (7-3)
Pell/Vaissaud (William & Mary) def. O'Leary/Novak (Richmond) 6-2

Updated Spring Records

Singles
Sofia Barbulescu 2-4
Lara Bakhaya 1-2
Elizabeth Novak 0-6
Beatriz Guerra 1-5
Abby Lee 2-4
Lucy Webber 3-3
Lainey O'Neil 1-2

Doubles
Barbulescu / Bakhaya 0-3
Novak / O'Neil 1-3
Webber / Guerra 0-2
Barbulescu / Guerra 0-0
Lee / Webber 1-0
Barbulescu / Novak 0-1
Guerra / Lee 0-1
Lee / Barbulescu 1-0
O'Neil / Webber 1-0
O'Leary / Novak 0-1

Up Next
Richmond returns to action on Feb. 28 with a road match at James Madison set for 1 p.m.