HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC – The Wilkes University men's tennis team earned its first dual match victory of the season when the Colonels posted a 6-3 decision over Roanoke College Monday morning at the Van Der Meer Tennis Center.
 
Wilkes improved to 1-1 overall on the season following the win while Roanoke dropped to 0-1 after its season opener.
 
Wilkes raced out to a 2-1 advantage after doubles play thanks to wins from Matt Angara (Stewartsville, NJ/Phillipsburg) and Colin Greenman (Glen Gardner, NJ/Voorhees) at No. 2 pairs (8-1) and Chris Maderitz (York, PA/Central York) and Alec Levin (Cape May, NJ/Lower Cape May) at No. 3 (8-2).
 
Maderitz opened singles play with a 6-0, 6-0 straight set victory at No. 2 followed by Mike Ellis' (Phoenixville, PA/Phoenixville) 7-6, 6-3 win at No. 3. Greenman clinched the match cruising to a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5. Connor Murphy (Denver, PA/Cocalico) closed out the scoring for Wilkes with a 6-1, 7-6 decision at No. 6 singles.
 
Wilkes returns to the court Wednesday with a match against St. John Fisher College at 11:00 a.m. at Chaplin Park.