Spiders Dominate Hampton in Home Victory

Saturday, April 11

Richmond, Va.

1 p.m.

University of Richmond

Hampton

Grant Cohen hitting a ball back across the court

04/11/2026 | Men's Tennis

Box Score Results (PDF)

RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond men's tennis team delivered a commanding 6-1 victory over Hampton Saturday afternoon at the Westhampton Tennis Complex. With the win, the Spiders improve to 11-8 on the spring season, while the Pirates fall to 4-10.

How It Happened
Richmond secured the doubles point with wins on courts three and one. Charlie Burdell and Grant Cohen set the tone with a swift 6-0 victory on court three, before Cole Brashear and Davis Wiley followed with a 6-1 decision on court one to clinch the point. The court two pairing of Paxton Pritchard and Sam Rathmanner led 3-2 when play was halted.

The Spiders carried that momentum into singles, claiming five of six matches in straight sets or extended formats. Sam Rathmanner was first off the court with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 victory on court five, pushing Richmond ahead 2-0. Charlie Burdell followed on court two with a 6-2, 6-2 win to extend the lead.

Otto Sewell added another point on court four with a 6-1, 6-3 decision, before Dylan Atkinson added to Richmond's point total on court three with a 6-2, 6-2 victory. Grant Cohen then capped the singles wins with a 6-0, 6-0 performance on court six.

Hampton earned its lone point at the top spot, where Rafael Padilha outlasted Davis Wiley in a three-set match, 4-6, 6-2, 10-5.

Tennis Match Results
Richmond vs Hampton
4/11/2026 at Richmond, Va.
(Westhampton Tennis Complex)

Richmond 6, Hampton 1

Doubles competition

Cole Brashear / Davis Wiley (Richmond) def. Rafael Padilha / Aryan Arora (Hampton) 6-1
Paxton Pritchard / Sam Rathmanner (Richmond) vs. Benedict Badza / Kohei Konishi (Hampton) 3-2, unfinished
Charlie Burdell / Grant Cohen (Richmond) def. Benjamin Mwanza / Jude Killikelly (Hampton) 6-0

Singles competition

Rafael Padilha (Hampton) def. Davis Wiley (Richmond) 4-6, 6-2, 10-5
Charlie Burdell (Richmond) def. Benedict Badza (Hampton) 6-2, 6-2
Dylan Atkinson (Richmond) def. Kohei Konishi (Hampton) 6-2, 6-2
Otto Sewell (Richmond) def. Aryan Arora (Hampton) 6-1, 6-3
Sam Rathmanner (Richmond) def. Jude Killikelly (Hampton) 6-0, 6-0
Grant Cohen (Richmond) def. Benjamin Mwanza (Hampton) 6-0, 6-0

Match Notes

Richmond improves to 11-8 on the spring season with the win
Hampton falls to 4-10
Rathmanner records his fourth dual singles victory of the spring
Burdell collects his 12th dual singles win this season
Atkinson improves to 4-1 in dual singles play
Cohen earns his second dual singles win
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1); Singles (5, 2, 4, 3, 1, 6)

Updated Spring Records
Singles
Davis Wiley 13-4
Charlie Burdell 12-5
Paxton Pritchard 5-8
Sam Rathmanner 4-5
Otto Sewell 8-7
Cole Brashear 7-3
Nathan Germino 4-3
Grant Cohen 2-1
Drew Holland 1-0
Dylan Atkinson 4-1

Doubles
Brashear/Wiley 12-4
Rathmanner/Pritchard 7-8
Sewell/Burdell 5-4
Burdell/Cohen 2-1
Burdell/Germino 1-0
Holland/Rathmanner 1-0

Up Next
Richmond rounds out the regular season next week, taking on Coppin State on April 17 at 4 p.m., before playing host to Fordham and Hampden-Sydney College on April 18 for a doubleheader.