MIDDLEBURY, VT – The Wilkes University men's tennis team saw its season come to an end in the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament as the Colonels fell 5-0 against No. 1 Middlebury College Saturday afternoon at the Proctor Tennis Courts on the campus of Middlebury.
 
Wilkes finished its season with a 21-6 overall record making its second straight trip to the NCAA second round. Middlebury improved to 21-4 overall and advanced to the round of 16 in the tournament.
 
Middlebury used wins of 8-4, 8-0 and 8-1 in doubles play to take a 3-0 lead early. Single wins from Andrew Xiao and Kyle Schlanger clinched the sweep for Middlebury. Wilkes' Courtney Murphy (Bronx, NY/Christopher Columbus) was leading 3-0 in his second set of No. 1 singles before the match ended.
 
 
#1 Middlebury 5, Wilkes University 0
 
Singles competition:
1. Noah Farrell (MIDDMT) vs. C. Murphy (WUMT) 6-1, 0-3, unfinished
2. William de Quant (MIDDMT) vs. A. Nabokin (WUMT) 6-0, 4-0, unfinished
3. Kyle Schlanger (MIDDMT) def. A. Neidig (WUMT) 6-1, 6-1
4. Nate Eazor (MIDDMT) vs. C. Maderitz (WUMT) 6-0, 5-0, unfinished
5. Andre Xiao (MIDDMT) def. R. Simon (WUMT) 6-0, 6-1
6. Timo van der Geest (MIDDMT) vs. L. Scartz (WUMT) 6-1, 5-0, unfinished
 
Doubles competition:
1. Lubomir Cuba/Kyle Schlanger (MIDDMT) def. C. Murphy/J. White (WUMT) 8-4
2. Noah Farrell/William de Quant (MIDDMT) def. A. Nabokin/B. Chow (WUMT) 8-0
3. Timo van der Geest/Peter Martin (MIDDMT) def. A. Neidig/L. Scartz (WUMT) 8-1