PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Rhode Island opened conference play with a 4-0 neutral-site loss to Richmond Saturday morning.

The Spiders (5-9, 3-3 Atlantic 10) won the doubles point with victories at the top two doubles spots. Straight set wins at No. 3 and No. 4 singles made the lead 3-0 for Richmond.

Rhode Island (6-9, 0-1 A-10) got a game performance at the top singles spot from Nadia Rajan. After dropping the opening set to Emily Dunbar 6-1, Rajan evened the score by taking the second set, 6-3. However, Dunbar took the third set 6-3 to clinch the point and the team victory.

When the match was halted, the three remaining matches were all close. Rhode Island's Erin Chratian and Richmond's Carly Cohen were locked in a tight battle at No. 2 singles. Chratian won the first set 6-4 before Cohen got the second, 6-3. They were still knotted in the third set, 2-2, when play was stopped.

The matches at both No. 5 and No. 6 singles were still in the first set with scores of 3-2.

The Rams stay in the City of Brotherly Love for a match Sunday against Saint Joseph's. The match starts at 10:30 a.m.

Richmond 4, Rhode Island 0
Doubles
Dunbar/Salemyr (RICH) def. Higuchi/Nelander; 6-1
Cohen/Buendia (RICH) def. S. Chriatian/E. Chriatian; 6-2
Rajan/Loredo (URI) vs. Heiberg/Garvin; 3-2, unfinished 

Singles
Emily Dunbar (RICH) def. Nadia Rajan; 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Carly Cohen (RICH) vs. Erin Chratian; 4-6, 6-3, 2-2, unfinished
Helene Heiberg (RICH) def. Tiara Higuchi; 6-2, 6-2
Sara Salemyry (RICH) def. Paulina Loredo; 6-1, 6-3
Klara Nelander (URI) vs. Marta Buendia; 3-2, unfinished
Emily Garvin (RICH) vs. Sydney Chratian; 3-2 unfinished