HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC – The Wilkes University men's tennis team suffered its first defeat of the 2018 season falling 6-3 to Methodist University on Tuesday afternoon at Chaplin Park on the second day of the Colonels spring break trip.
 
Wilkes dropped to 5-1 overall after the defeat.
 
The duo of Courtney Murphy (Bronx, NY/Christopher Columbus) and Jonathan White (Saylorsburg, PA/Pleasant Valley) took No. 1 doubles 8-1 as Wilkes trailed 2-1 after doubles play.
 
Murphy added another win in singles play defeating RJ Clement 6-2, 7-5 at the top spot. White was another two-time winner for Wilkes posting a 1-6, 6-0, 10-8 victory at No. 3 singles to close out the Colonel scoring in the match.
 
Wilkes is off tomorrow before returning to the court Thursday with matches against Bridgewater (Va.), William Woods and Catholic in a triple-header.
 
Methodist 6, Wilkes University 3
 
Singles competition:
1. C. Murphy (WUMT) def. RJ Clement (MUM) 6-2, 7-5
2. Coleman Baker (MUM) def. A. Nabokin (WUMT) 6-1, 6-1
3. J. White (WUMT) def. Reid Rose (MUM) 1-6, 6-0, 10-8
4. Trent Harner (MUM) def. A. Neidig (WUMT) 6-2, 6-1
5. Hayden Wilfong (MUM) def. C. Maderitz (WUMT) 6-2, 6-0
6. Ryan Jenne (MUM) def. R. Simon (WUMT) 2-6, 6-1, 10-2
 
Doubles competition:
1. C. Murphy/J. White (WUMT) def. Jacob Oehser/Reid Rose (MUM) 8-1
2. Wynn Johnson/Kayhahn Alikhani (MUM) def. A. Nabokin/B. Chow (WUMT) 8-6
3. RJ Clement/Hayden Wilfong (MUM) def. A. Neidig/L. Scartz (WUMT) 8-5