Results

WILKES-BARRE – Wes McCollum (Harrisburg/Central Dauphin) had wins at the No. 1 singles and doubles spots as Wilkes University cruised past rival King's College 8-1 in the Colonels Freedom Conference men's tennis opener on Saturday afternoon in Kirby Park.

McCollum blanked King's Tim Carroll in singles, 6-0, 6-0, and paired with Evan Katz (Ellicott City, MD/Centennial) for an 8-4 win over Carroll and Tony Bevevino in double action.

Katz picked up a singles victory at No. 2, beating Bevevino 6-2, 6-0.

Along with McCollum and Katz, Clarke Freeman (York, PA/Central York), Dakkota Deem (Montgomery, PA/Montgomery) and Alex Makos (Mansfield, PA/Mansfield) each won their singles matches. On the doubles side, Freeman and Makos paired at No. 2 for an 8-1 win and Deem teamed with Brandon Helfrich (Bloomsburg, PA/Central Columbia) for an 8-2 victory at three.

It's a quick turnaround as the Colonels (5-2, 1-0) host NYU on Sunday afternoon at the Ralston Athletic Complex.