Spiders Drop Crosstown Match to VCU

Friday, March 27

Richmond, Va.

10 a.m.

University of Richmond

VCU

03/27/2026 | Women's Tennis

Box Score Results (PDF)

RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond women's tennis team fell to VCU 4-1 Friday afternoon at the Thalhimer Tennis Center. With the result, the Spiders move to 4-9 on the spring season and 0-1 in Atlantic 10 Conference play while the Rams improve to 9-8 and 2-0 in conference play.

How It Happened
VCU opened the afternoon by securing the doubles point with wins on courts three and two. Sara Alba and Viktoria Lackova earned a 6-1 victory over Beatriz Guerra and Elizabeth Novak on court three before Andrea Magallanes and Sofia Jane Thorne defeated Lainey O'Neil and Lucy Webber 6-4 on court two to clinch the point. The top court pairing of Sofia Barbulescu and Abby Lee trailed 5-3 when the match went unfinished.

The Rams carried that momentum into singles play, striking first on court two as Tan Andrade Sabando defeated Elizabeth Novak 6-1, 6-0 to extend the lead to 2-0.

Richmond answered on court four, where Abby Lee delivered a strong performance with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Viktoria Lackova to cut the deficit to 2-1. The victory marked Lee's fifth singles win of the spring and continued her steady play in the middle of the lineup.

VCU regained control with a win on court three as Mariam Ibrahim earned a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Lucy Webber to push the lead to 3-1. Moments later, Andrea Magallanes clinched the match on court five with a 7-6 (7-1), 6-2 win over Lainey O'Neil.
Two matches went unfinished as play was halted following the clinch. On court one, Sofia Barbulescu led 7-5 in the opening set before Sofia Jane Thorne rallied to take the second set and led 3-2 in the third set before the match was stopped. On court six, Beatriz Guerra battled back after dropping the first set, winning a tight second-set tiebreak 9-7 and leading in the third before play was halted

Tennis Match Results

VCU 4, Richmond 1

March 27, 2026 | Richmond, Va.
Thalhimer Tennis Center

Doubles competition
Magallanes/Thorne (VCU) def. O'Neil/Webber (Richmond) 6-4
Alba/Lackova (VCU) def. Guerra/Novak (Richmond) 6-1
Barbulescu/Lee (Richmond) vs. Andrade Sabando/Ibrahim (VCU) 3-5, unfinished

Singles competition
Tan Andrade Sabando (VCU) def. Elizabeth Novak (Richmond) 6-1, 6-0
Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) def. Lucy Webber (Richmond) 7-5, 6-1
Abby Lee (Richmond) def. Viktoria Lackova (VCU) 6-3, 6-1
Andrea Magallanes (VCU) def. Lainey O'Neil (Richmond) 7-6 (7-1), 6-2
Sofia Barbulescu (Richmond) vs. Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) 7-5, 2-6, 2-3, unfinished
Beatriz Guerra (Richmond) vs. Sara Alba (VCU) 1-6, 7-6 (9-7), 2-0, unfinished

Match Notes
Richmond moves to 4-9 on the spring season.
VCU improves to 9-8 overall.
Abby Lee recorded Richmond's lone singles point with a straight-set win on court four.
Two singles matches went unfinished following the clinch, both in third sets.
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,4,3,5).

Updated Spring Records
Singles
Sofia Barbulescu 4-8
Lara Bakhaya 1-2
Elizabeth Novak 3-10
Beatriz Guerra 3-9
Abby Lee 5-8
Lucy Webber 8-5
Lainey O'Neil 4-6

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

Up Next
Richmond returns home Saturday, March 28 to host East Carolina at the Westhampton Tennis Complex at noon before taking on Rhode Island on April 4 in Davidson, N.C. followed by a match with the Wildcats on their home court on April 5.