AMHERST, MA – The Wilkes University men's tennis team saw its season come to a close in the second round of the NCAA Championships as the Colonels fell 5-0 to No. 10 Williams College on Friday morning.
 
Wilkes finished its 2016-17 season with a 23-4 overall record, tying the school record for most wins in a season (finished 23-3 last year).
 
Williams took all three doubles flights to jump out to a 3-0 lead after pairs play. Wilkes' No. 1 duo of Courtney Murphy (Bronx, NY/Christopher Columbus) and Troy Haas (Huntington Station, NY/Walt Whitman) fell in a close 8-5 match. Adam Lefkandinos (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) and Andrew Neidig (Matamoras, PA/Delaware Valley) dropped an 8-4 decision at No. 2.
 
Williams then clinched the match with victories at No. 3 and No. 5 in singles play to advance to the quarterfinal round. Murphy was leading his No. 1 singles flight for Wilkes.
 
#10 Williams 5, Wilkes University 0
 
Singles competition:
1. Rohan Shastri (WILLIAMS) vs. C. Murphy (WUMT) 2-6, 2-3, unfinished
2. Brian Grodecki (WILLIAMS) vs. A. Nabokin (WUMT) 6-2, 0-3, unfinished
3. Sachin Raghavan (WILLIAMS) def. A. Lefkandinos (WUMT) 6-0, 6-1
4. Ananth Raghavan (WILLIAMS) vs. J. White (WUMT) 6-2, 2-3, unfinished
5. Jordan Sadowsky (WILLIAMS) def. T. Haas (WUMT) 6-1, 6-0
6. Benjamin Lebowitz (WILLIAMS) vs. B. Chow (WUMT) 6-1, 1-0, unfinished
 
Doubles competition
1. Alex Taylor/Brian Grodecki (WILLIAMS) def. C. Murphy/T. Haas (WUMT) 8-5
2. Jordan Sadowsky/Rohan Shastri (WILLIAMS) def. A. Lefkandinos/A. Neidig (WUMT) 8-4
3. Sachin Raghavan/Ananth Raghavan (WILLIAMS) def. A. Nabokin/J. White (WUMT) 8-0