RICHMOND, Va. (Oct. 6, 2025) … The Hampton University men's tennis team competed in the River City Open over the weekend. The Pirates put together a record of 7-7 in singles and 3-1 in doubles over the course of the three day tournament. 

Freshman, Tshion Fedorov led the Pirates on the weekend putting together a perfect 3-0 weekend in singles while also adding a win in doubles. Rafael Padilha added a strong performance for Hampton as well, posting a 2-1 singles record and went 2-0 in doubles. 

Singles 
Friday:
Fedorov (HU) def. Quattro (Navy) 6-1, 6-3
Konishi (HU) def. Gu (Navy) 6-3, 6-1
Giertz (Navy) def. Mwanza (HU) 6-0, 6-2
Badza (HU) def. Sancilio (JMU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
Padilha (HU) def. Lee (JMU) 6-7, 6-1, 6-4

Saturday:
Lee (JMU) def. Mwanza (HU) 6-0, 6-2
Fleishman (JMU) def. Badza (HU) 6-1, 6-0
Fedorov (HU) def. Wunderlich (JMU) 5-7, 7-6, 6-3
Padilha (HU) def. Libal (JMU) 7-5, 6-3
Quattro (Navy) def. Konishi (HU) ret. 4-6, 4-4

Sunday:
Fedorov (HU) def. Sinopoli (JMU) 2-6, 7-6, 6-4
Lee (JMU) def. Badza (HU) 6-7, 6-3, 6-3
Sancilio (JMU) def. Mwanza (HU) 6-2, 6-0
Schmitt (JMU) def. Padilha (HU) 6-4, 7-6

Doubles
Friday:
Konishi/Fedorov (HU) def. Edwards/Giertz (Navy) 6-1
Badza/Padilha (HU) def. Nguyen/Gu (Navy) 6-4

Saturday:
Lee/Wunderlich (JMU) def. Konishi/Fedorov (HU) 6-3
Badza/Padilha (HU) def. Robinson/Kilmer (BU) 7-6

UP NEXT:
The Pirates return to action Nov. 1 in the Pirate Hidden Duals.