Spiders Sweep No. 4 George Mason, Advance to A-10 Semifinals

Thursday, April 23

Orlando, Fla.

9 a.m.

University of Richmond

No. 4 George Mason

Photo of Dylan Atkinson after beating George Mason

Spiders Sweep No. 4 George Mason, Advance to A-10 Semifinals

04/23/2026 | Men's Tennis

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ORLANDO, Fla. – The University of Richmond men's tennis team opened Atlantic 10 Championship play with a dominant 4-0 victory over No. 4 seed George Mason Thursday at the USTA National Campus. With the win, the No. 5 seeded Spiders improve to 15-8 on the spring season and advance to the semifinal round for the fourth-straight season.

How It Happened
Richmond secured the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. The top pairing of Davis Wiley and Cole Brashear set the tone with a 6-3 victory, while Grant Cohen and Charlie Burdell followed with a 6-4 win to clinch the early advantage. George Mason picked up a 6-4 win on court two, but the Spiders carried the point into singles play.

Richmond wasted no time extending its lead, earning three straight-set victories to close out the match. Cole Brashear was first off the court with a dominant 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 6, giving the Spiders a 2-0 lead. Dylan Atkinson followed on court four with a 6-4, 6-4 victory, pushing the margin to 3-0.

Shortly after, Otto Sewell delivered the match-clinching point at No. 5, securing a 6-3, 6-3 win to seal the sweep. Matches on the top three courts went unfinished with Richmond holding leads in two of the three contests.

Tennis Match Results
No. 5 Richmond vs No. 4 George Mason
4/23/2026 at Orlando, Fla.
(USTA National Campus)

No. 5 Richmond 4, No. 4 George Mason 0

Doubles competition

Davis Wiley / Cole Brashear (Richmond) def. Ekansh Kumar / Monil Lotlikar (George Mason) 6-3
Niza Simunyola / Edgar Vilain (George Mason) def. Paxton Pritchard / Sam Rathmanner (Richmond) 6-4
Grant Cohen / Charlie Burdell (Richmond) def. Shaharyar Saeed / Deniz Okyay (George Mason) 6-4

Singles competition

Davis Wiley (Richmond) vs. Deniz Okyay (George Mason) 7-5, 5-4, unfinished
Charlie Burdell (Richmond) vs. Monil Lotlikar (George Mason) 6-3, 6-5, unfinished
Ekansh Kumar (George Mason) vs. Paxton Pritchard (Richmond) 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
Dylan Atkinson (Richmond) def. Niza Simunyola (George Mason) 6-4, 6-4
Otto Sewell (Richmond) def. Edgar Vilain (George Mason) 6-3, 6-3
Cole Brashear (Richmond) def. Adria Franco Regue (George Mason) 6-2, 6-0

Match Notes

Richmond improves to 15-8 overall on the spring season
The Spiders have now reached the A-10 semifinals for the fourth time
Richmond pushed its win streak to eight straight
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3); Singles (6, 4, 5)

Updated Spring Records

Singles
Davis Wiley 15-5
Charlie Burdell 13-5
Paxton Pritchard 7-8
Sam Rathmanner 6-5
Otto Sewell 10-7
Cole Brashear 10-3
Nathan Germino 6-3
Grant Cohen 4-1
Drew Holland 2-0
Dylan Atkinson 5-2

Doubles
Brashear/Wiley 16-4
Rathmanner/Pritchard 9-9
Sewell/Burdell 5-4
Burdell/Cohen 5-1
Burdell/Germino 1-0
Holland/Rathmanner 1-0
Cohen/Germino 1-0

Up Next
Richmond advances to face No. 1 seed VCU in the Atlantic 10 semifinal Friday, April 24 at 10 a.m. at the USTA National Campus.