ORLANDO, Fla. -- The fifth-seeded VCU Rams captured the 2025 Atlantic 10 Women’s Tennis Championship with their 4-1 defeat of the third-seeded Richmond Spiders. It’s VCU’s first title since 2022, when the Rams went back-to-back in 2021 and 2022, and ninth A-10 championship overall.  

Andrea Magallanes and Yelizaveta Karlova of VCU won 6-1 at No. 3 doubles over Lainey O’Neil and Claire Le Du. The Spiders won court one by Lara Bakhhaya and Andrea Campodonico 7-6 over Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando and Mariam Ibrahim. The Rams earned the doubles point behind Lea Malazdra and Sofia Jane Thorne’s 7-6 victory over Elizabeth Novak and Sofia Barbulescu on court two. In singles, Ibrahim defeated Bakhaya 6-4, 6-1 on court three. The Rams followed with a victory on court five by Karlova 6-3, 6-3 over Novak on court five. Campodonico then won on court two 7-6, 6-1 against Andrade Sabando. Sara Alba sealed it for the Rams on court six with her 6-4, 6-4 win over Abby Lee.  

The Rams secure the automatic qualifer to the NCAA Tournament, which begins Friday, May 2nd. The selection show is Monday, April 28th at 5:30 p.m. and will be live streamed on NCAA.com. 

MATCH 12: No. 5 VCU def. No. 3 Richmond 4-1 

SINGLES 

1. Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) vs. Sofia Barbulescu (UR) DNF 

2. Andrea Campodonico (UR) def. Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU) 7-6, 6-1 

3. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) def. Lara Bakhaya (UR) 6-4, 6-1 

4. Andrea Magallanes (VCU) vs. Claire Le Du (UR) DNF 

5. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Elizabeth Novak (UR) 6-3, 6-3 

6. Sara Alba (VCU) def. Abby Lee (UR) 6-4, 6-4 

Order of Finish: 3, 5, 2, 6 

DOUBLES 

1. Lara Bakhaya / Andrea Campodonico (UR) def. Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando / Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 7-6 

2. Lea Malazdra / Sofia Jane Thorne (VCU) def. Elizabeth Novak / Sofia Barbulescu (UR) 7-5 

3. Andrea Magallanes / Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Lainey O’Neil / Claire Le Du (UR) 6-1 

Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2