Spiders Fall at CSUN to Wrap Up California Road Swing

Friday, March 13

Northridge, Calif.

2 p.m. ET

University of Richmond

CSUN

Spiders Fall at CSUN to Wrap Up California Road Swing

03/13/2026 | Women's Tennis

Box Score Results (PDF)

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – The University of Richmond women's tennis team fell 4-3 to CSUN on Friday afternoon at the Matador Tennis Complex. With the result, the Spiders move to 3-8 on the spring season while the Matadors improve to 8-5.

The match marked the final contest of Richmond's spring break trip to California, where the Spiders fell at Cal State Fullerton on Sunday and earned a win over UC Irvine on Tuesday before closing the swing against CSUN.

How It Happened
CSUN opened the afternoon by claiming the doubles point with victories on courts one and three. Angela Ho and Nicole West defeated Sofia Barbulescu and Abby Lee 6-0 at the top spot before Madison Shepperson and Satsuki Ishikawa secured the point with a 6-2 decision over Beatriz Guerra and Elizabeth Novak on court three. The match on court two featuring Lainey O'Neil and Lucy Webber against Emma Moratalla Sanz and Sandra Arguelles went unfinished at 4-4.

Richmond responded in singles play with strong performances across the lineup. Lucy Webber evened the match first with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Tallia Harper on court four. Sofia Barbulescu followed with a 6-3, 6-1 win against Angela Ho at the top position to give the Spiders a 2-1 lead.

CSUN answered with back to back singles victories. Emma Moratalla Sanz defeated Abby Lee 6-2, 6-3 on court three before Nicole West earned a 7-6, 6-3 win over Elizabeth Novak at No. 2 to push the Matadors in front 3-2.

Lainey O'Neil pulled Richmond level with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Madison Shepperson on court six, but CSUN clinched the match on the final court as Satsuki Ishikawa rallied past Beatriz Guerra 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-3 at No. 5 to secure the 4-3 result.

Tennis Match Results

CSUN 4, Richmond 3

March 13, 2026 | Northridge, Calif.
Matador Tennis Complex

Doubles competition
Ho/West (CSUN) def. Barbulescu/Lee (Richmond) 6-0
Moratalla Sanz/Arguelles (CSUN) vs. O'Neil/Webber (Richmond) 4-4, unfinished
Shepperson/Ishikawa (CSUN) def. Guerra/Novak (Richmond) 6-2

Singles competition
Sofia Barbulescu (Richmond) def. Angela Ho (CSUN) 6-3, 6-1
Nicole West (CSUN) def. Elizabeth Novak (Richmond) 7-6, 6-3
Emma Moratalla Sanz (CSUN) def. Abby Lee (Richmond) 6-2, 6-3
Lucy Webber (Richmond) def. Tallia Harper (CSUN) 6-2, 6-2
Satsuki Ishikawa (CSUN) def. Beatriz Guerra (Richmond) 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-3
Lainey O'Neil (Richmond) def. Madison Shepperson (CSUN) 6-3, 6-4

Match Notes

Richmond moves to 3-8 on the spring season.
CSUN improves to 8-5 overall.
The Spiders earned singles victories from Sofia Barbulescu, Lucy Webber and Lainey O'Neil.
The doubles match on court two featuring Lainey O'Neil and Lucy Webber was unfinished at 4-4.
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,1,3,6,2,5).

Updated Spring Records
Singles
Sofia Barbulescu 4-7
Lara Bakhaya 1-2
Elizabeth Novak 2-9
Beatriz Guerra 2-9
Abby Lee 3-8
Lucy Webber 7-4
Lainey O'Neil 4-4

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 2-2
O'Neil/Webber 3-1
O'Leary/Novak 0-2
Novak/Walsh 0-1
Guerra/Novak 1-2

Up Next
Richmond returns home on Saturday, March 21 to face Georgetown before traveling across town to take on VCU on Friday, March 27.