EDWARDSVILLE – The Wilkes University men's tennis team posted a 9-0 sweep of visiting Penn College Saturday afternoon at the Ralston Athletic Complex.
 
With the home victory Wilkes moved to 3-0 on the dual match season.
 
The Colonels opened the match with a 3-0 lead after wins in all three doubles flights.
 
Chris Maderitz (York, PA/Central York) opened the scoring in single splay with a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 1. Ryan Simon (Mahwah, NJ/De Paul Diocesan) followed with a clean sweep 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 2 while Alec Levin (Cape May, NJ/Lower Cape May) scored Wilkes' third straight set win in singles play at No. 3.
 
Jack Maline (Northport, NY/Northport), Mark Ellis and Matt Angara (Stewartsville, NJ/Phillipsburg) rounded out the Colonel singles winners at No. 4, 5 and 6 respectfully.
 
Wilkes is back on the court October 21 and 22 when the 2017 MAC Individual Championships come to the Ralston Athletic Complex and Kirby Park courts.
 
Wilkes University 9, Penn College 0
 
Singles competition:
1. C. Maderitz (WUMT) def. Blake Whitmire (PCTM) 6-0, 6-0
2. R. Simon (WUMT) def. Nicholas Pascual (PCTM) 6-0, 6-0
3. A. Levin (WUMT) def. Garrett Benner (PCTM) 6-0, 6-0
4. J. Maline (WUMT) def. Will Demarco (PCTM) 6-4, 6-3
5. M. Ellis (WUMT) def. Ethan Rosler (PCTM) 6-0, 6-1
6. M. Angara (WUMT) def. Joseph Morrin (PCTM) 6-0, 6-0
 
Doubles competition:
1. B. Chow/A. MacDonald (WUMT) def. Blake Whitmire/Nicholas Pascual (PCTM) 8-4
2. G. Velez/K. Czubryt-Ogino (WUMT) def. Garrett Benner/Will Demarco (PCTM) 8-2
3. C. Greenman/I. Shenton (WUMT) def. Ethan Rosler/Joseph Morrin (PCTM) 8-3