HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC – The Wilkes University women's tennis team suffered its first defeat of the 2018 season falling 9-0 against Methodist University Tuesday afternoon at Chaplin Park.
 
Wilkes dropped to 5-1 overall on the year following the defeat.
 
Wilkes' closest match came at No. 1 doubles where Jordan Vasarkovy (Toms River, NJ/Toms River North) and Dana Saliyev (Jamison, PA/Central Bucks South) battled to a 9-7 loss. Methodist was able to take all six singles flights in straight set fashion to complete the sweep.
 
Wilkes is off tomorrow before concluding its spring break trip Thursday with a match with Bridgewater College (Va.) at 11:45 a.m.
 
Methodist 9, Wilkes University 0
 
Singles competition:
1. Jenna Landis (MUW) def. J. Vasarkovy (WUWT) 6-2, 6-3
2. Davi Barbour (MUW) def. F. Varela-Seri (WUWT) 6-3, 6-0
3. Ashton Walker (MUW) def. D. Saliyev (WUWT) 6-1, 6-3
4. Laura Brown (MUW) def. E. Volutza (WUWT) 7-6, 6-2
5. Riley Zopp (MUW) def. L. Zielinski (WUWT) 6-3, 6-3
6. Taylor Jackson (MUW) def. S. Malone (WUWT) 6-2, 6-3
 
Doubles competition:
1. Jenna Landis/Han Le (MUW) def. J. Vasarkovy/D. Saliyev (WUWT) 9-7
2. Davi Barbour/Taylor Jackson (MUW) def. F. Varela-Seri/L. Zielinski (WUWT) 8-6
3. Ashton Walker/Laura Brown (MUW) def. E. Volutza/B. Stanton (WUWT) 8-0