No. 2 VCU to Meet No. 3 Richmond in A-10 Men's Tennis Semifinals

4/24/2025 11:54:25 PM

ORLANDO, Fla. - The quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Men’s Tennis Championship concluded on Thursday with two matchups between No.3 Richmond and No. 6 George Mason, and No. 2 VCU and No. 7 Saint Joseph’s at the USTA National Campus.  

Match 5: No. 3 Richmond def. No. 6 George Mason 4-0 

The third-seeded Richmond Spiders secured their seat in the A-10 Men’s Tennis semifinals after the Spiders took down the sixth-seeded George Mason Patriots 4-0. Richmond claimed two wins on the doubles court for the doubles point. The Spiders’ Davis Wiley and Cole Brashear won 6-4 versus GM’s Ekansh Kumar and Monil Lotlikar in court one. At No. 2 doubles, Paxton Pritchard and Sam Rathmanner of the Spiders won 6-4 against Jacco Arends and Zavan Fahim 6-4. The Patriots claimed a win on court three behind Niza Simunyola and Shari Saeed of GM’s defeated UR’s Dylan Atkinson and Otto Sewell 6-3. In singles, Pritchard defeated Lotlikar 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on court two. In No. 3 singles, UR’s Atkinson won 1-6, 6-1, 6-1 over Jacco Arends of GM. Cole Brashear of the Spiders defeated Zavan Fahim of GM 6-4, 6-2 on court five.  

SINGLES 

1. Ekansh Kumar (GM) vs. Davis Wiley (UR) DNF 

2. Paxton Pritchard (UR) def. Monil Lotlikar (GM) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 

3. Dylan Atkinson (UR) def. Jacco Arends (GM) 1-6, 6-1, 6-1 

4. Niza Simunyola (GM) vs. Otto Sewell (UR) DNF 

5. Cole Brashear (UR) def. Zavan Fahim (GM) 6-4, 6-2 

6. Shari Saeed (GM) vs. Zach Portnoy (UR) DNF 

DOUBLES 

1. Davis Wiley / Cole Brashear (UR) def. Ekansh Kumar / Monil Lotlikar (GM) 6-4 

2. Paxton Pritchard / Sam Rathmanner (UR) def. Jacco Arends / Zavan Fahim (GM) 6-4 

3. Niza Simunyola / Shari Saeed (GM) def. Dylan Atkinson / Otto Sewell (UR) 6-3 

Match 6: No. 2 VCU def. No. 7 Saint Joseph’s 4-0 

The second-seeded VCU Rams earned a spot in the A-10 Men’s Tennis semifinals after their 4-0 victory over the seventh-seeded Saint Joseph’s Hawks. VCU clinched the doubles point led by victories on court two and court three. At No. 2 doubles, Nicolo Consonni and Gevorg Mnatsakanyan of VCU won 6-2 over SJU’s Matthew Dubas and Santiago Valle. On court three, Alfred Almasi and Leon Zaorski of the Rams defeated Justus Agbo and Eli Gany-Dy of the Hawks 6-0. VCU claimed three singles victories. The Rams’ German Samofalvo defeated Agbo 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 singles. Alfred Almasi of VCU won 7-5, 6-3 against Dubas on court two. At No. 6 singles, Mnatsakanyan won 6-2, 6-1 versus Gan-Dy.  

SINGLES 

1. German Samofalvo (VCU) vs. Justus Agbo (SJU) 6-1, 6-2 

2. Ernesto Ruy (SJU) vs. Nicolo Consonni (VCU) DNF 

3. Erwann Bouchet (VCU) vs. Santiago Valle (SJU) DNF 

4. Alfred Almasi (VCU) vs. Matthew Dubas (SJU) 7-5, 6-3 

5. Kostiantyn Mantach (VCU) vs. Othman Bezzaz (SJU) DNF 

6. Gevorg Mnatsakanyan (VCU) def. Eli Gan-Dy (SJU) 6-2, 6-1 

DOUBLES 

1. German Samofalvo / Kostiantyn Mantach (VCU) vs. Othman Bezzaz / Ernesto Ruy (SJU) DNF 

2. Nicolo Consonni / Gevorg Mnatsakanyan (VCU) def. Matthew Dubas / Santiago Valle 6-2 

3. Alfred Almasi / Leon Zaorski (VCU) def. Justus Agbo / Eli Gan-Dy (SJU) 6-0