HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC – The Wilkes University men's tennis team concluded its spring break trip with a pair of victories Thursday finishing 3-2 on the week-long schedule of events.
 
Wilkes posted an 8-1 victory over St. John Fisher before posting a 6-3 win over Mount Union in the night cap. The Colonels improved to 7-2 overall in dual match play following the two wins.
 
Wilkes swept all three doubles flights against St. John Fisher taking a 3-0 advantage into singles play. The Colonels then won five of six singles matches with victories from Courtney Murphy (Bronx, NY/Christopher Columbus) at No. 1, Jonathan White (Saylorsburg, PA/Pleasant Valley) at No. 2, Braddock Chow (Glen Cove, NY/Glen Cove) at No. 3, Chris Maderitz (York, PA/Central York) at No. 4 and Gabriel Velez (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) at No., 5.
 
In the match against Mount Union, Wilkes trailed 2-1 following doubles play capturing No. 3 when Artyom Nabokin (Las Vegas, NV/Danvers) and Troy Haas (Huntington Station, NY/Walt Whitman) took their match 8-4.
 
Murphy and Nabokin won at No.1 and 2 singles before wins from White and Haas at No. 4 and 5. Chow clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 6.
 
Wilkes returns for its home spring debut on March 19 hosting Cabrini University at 11:00 a.m. and Moravian College at 3:30 p.m. at the Ralston Athletic Complex.
 
 
Wilkes University 8, St. John Fisher 1
 
Singles competition:
1. C. Murphy (WUMT) def. Jacob Zarzycki (SJFMT) 6-0, 6-0
2. J. White (WUMT) def. John Miller (SJFMT) 6-4, 6-2
3. B. Chow (WUMT) def. Jarrett Pelton (SJFMT) 6-1, 6-3
4. C. Maderitz (WUMT) def. Dustin McCullough (SJFMT) 6-2, 5-7, 10-5
5. G. Velez (WUMT) def. Adam Moran (SJFMT) 0-6, 6-3, 10-3
6. Jonathan Harper (SJFMT) def. W. Miller (WUMT) 6-4, 6-4
 
Doubles competition:
1. A. Lefkandinos/A. Neidig (WUMT) def. Quinn Magiera/Adam Moran (SJFMT) 8-2
2. A. Nabokin/T. Haas (WUMT) def. Jacob Zarzycki/Jonathan Harper (SJFMT) 8-1
3. G. Velez/C. Maderitz (WUMT) def. Vichaka Khov/Vincent Grasso (SJFMT) 8-2
 
Wilkes University 6, Mount Union 3
 
Singles competition:
1. Courtney Murphy (Bronx, NY/Christopher Columbus) (WUMT) def. Rob DeMarco (MNMT) 6-1, 6-4
2. Artyom Nabokin (Las Vegas, NV/Danvers) (WUMT) def. Jackson Schneider (MNMT) 7-5, 7-6
3. Jeff Williams (MNMT) def. Adam Lefkandinos (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) (WUMT) 4-6, 6-1, 13-11
4. Jonathan White (Saylorsburg, PA/Pleasant Valley) (WUMT) def. Zach Teffner (MNMT) 7-5, 6-1
5. Troy Haas (Huntington Station, NY/Walt Whitman) (WUMT) def. Matt Bringman (MNMT) 6-4, 6-2
6. Braddock Chow (Glen Cove, NY/Glen Cove) (WUMT) def. Tyler Tareshawty (MNMT) 6-3, 6-2
 
Doubles competition:
1. Rob DeMarco/Jackson Schneider (MNMT) def. Courtney Murphy (Bronx, NY/Christopher Columbus)/Jonathan White (Saylorsburg, PA/Pleasant Valley) (WUMT) 8-6
2. Jeff Williams/Robert Cross (MNMT) def. Adam Lefkandinos (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North)/Andrew Neidig (Matamoras, PA/Delaware Valley) (WUMT) 9-7
3. Artyom Nabokin (Las Vegas, NV/Danvers)/Troy Haas (Huntington Station, NY/Walt Whitman) (WUMT) def. Zach Teffner/Matt Bringman (MNMT) 8-4