Steve Finkernagel Dakkota Deem was the lone winner for Wilkes at No. 5 singles WILKES MEN’S TENNIS UPENDED BY NYU, 8-1 4/15/2012 7:05:00 PM WILKES MEN'S TENNIS UPENDED BY NYU, 8-1 BRONX, N.Y. – Host New York University (NYU) captured all three doubles matches then posted wins in five of six singles flights on way to an 8-1 win over Wilkes University Sunday afternoon at the Stadium Tennis Center at Mill Pond. Wilkes slips to 9-3 overall following the defeat. NYU improves to 6-5 on the year. Dakkota Deem (Montgomery, PA/Montgomery) was the lone winner for Wilkes at No. 5 posting a 7-6 (2), 1-6, 10-8 victory over Ting Yee Lai. Wilkes returns to the courts Thursday when the Colonels host Moravian College at 3:30 p.m. at the Ralston Athletic Complex. NYU 8, Wilkes 1 Doubles: #1) Witty/Steven Wu def Wilson/Freeman 8-2 #2) Smithline/Lai def Makos/Telljohann 8-6 #3) Leong/Xu def Helfrich/Katz 8-3 Singles: #1) Witty def Alex Makos (Mansfield, PA/Mansfield) 6-4, 6-4 #2) Steven Wu def Steven Wilson (Bronx, NY/JFK) 6-1, 6-0 #3) Leong def Zack Telljohann (Atlanta, GA/Westminster) 6-2, 6-3 #4) Tim Wu def Clarke Freeman (York, PA/Central York) 6-2, 6-2 #5) Dakkota Deem (Montgomery, PA/Montgomery) def Lai 7-6(2),1-6, 10-8 #6) William Smithline def Brandon Helfrich (Bloomsburg, PA/Central Columbia) 6-0, 6-2 Print Friendly Version