Good morning, Spiders. A longtime rivaryl will continue between Richmond men’s basketball and Old Dominion. The teams will play a home-and-home series beginning the 2025-26 season. Learn more about the games. 

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🎾 Match 1 win
⛳️ 2nd place finish
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 First Dub. The men’s tennis team won the first match of the A-10 Championships against George Mason. The Spiders won 4-0 after winning the doubles point and three singles matches. Paxton Pritchard clinched the win on court two. The team will play today at 5:30pm against VCU.

🔼 Top 2. The men’s golf team finished second at the Atlantic 10 Championship. The Spiders had a team score of 855 (-9). Cole Ekert finished second individually with a score of 210 (-6).

⛳️ See each golfer’s score.

🔼 Next Up. The women’s golf team will compete in the Charlottesville Regional of the NCAA Division I Championship on May 5-7. The Spiders earned the automatic bid from the Atlantic 10 after winning the inaugural conference championship. ⛳️ Read more about the regional.

🤔 SPIDERS TRIVIA

Weekly Honor.

Which men’s tennis player was named the A-10 Under Armour Player of the Week?

Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🕷️ ONE BIG THING

Perfect Weekend. The women’s tennis team closed its season with back-to-back conference sweeps. Claire Le Du was named the Atlantic 10 Under Armour Player of the Week. This is her first career weekly honor. 🎾 Here’s more about Le Du.

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Friday, April 25

🎾 Women’s Tennis Atlantic 10 Championship vs. No. 6 Duquesne @ 11:30am ET | Watch
👟 Track & Field Penn Relays | Live Stats | Watch
⚾️ Baseball vs. Saint Louis @ 2pm ET | Live Stats
🥍 Men’s Lacrosse at #17 Saint Joseph’s @ 4pm ET | Live Stats | Watch
🎾 Men’s Tennis Atlantic 10 Championship vs. VCU @ 5:30pm ET

Saturday, April 26

👟 Track & Field Penn Relays | Live Stats | Watch
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse at Saint Joseph’s @ 1pm ET | Watch 
⚾️ Baseball vs. Saint Louis @ 1pm ET | Live Stats

Sunday, April 27

⚾️ Baseball vs. Saint Louis @ 12pm ET | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Davis Wiley!

🕷️ Have a great Friday!

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