WILKES-BARRE – The six-seeded Wilkes men's tennis team make their first appearance in the Landmark Conference Tournament this afternoon, as they prepare to face the three-seeded Moravian University Greyhounds on the road. The doubles matches will kick off today's competition and are scheduled for a 4:00 p.m. start time.

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Wilkes have won three of their last five meets, including a clean sweep of Lycoming in their final match of the regular season 9-0 to finish the year at 4-5 in conference play and 6-7 overall.

Angelo Guzman (Port Jefferson Station, NY/Comsewogue), Nathanial Rathe (Lincoln, NE/Lincoln Southeast) and Sebastian Sylvester (Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago/The College of Lady Fatima) have led the Colonels in singles competition, with Guzman holding a 7-6 record in No. 1 singles play and a 5-4 record against conference opponents. Rathe holds the same conference record in the No. 2 singles position and a 6-7 overall record, while Sylvester has held down the No. 3 spot with an impressive 6-3 record overall, all in conference play.

Guzman and Sylvester have been Wilkes' best doubles duo, going 5-3 in No. 1 doubles action. The duo of first years are on a four-match winning streak as a team. Rathe and Connor Frey (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley) are 3-3 in conference play as a team, holding down the No. 3 doubles slot for the Colonels, and 4-4 overall as a team.

The last time the two teams met, Moravian defeated Wilkes 7-2 at the Ralston Athletic Complex on Saturday, April 20^th. Guzman and Sylvester defeated the team of Shayaan Farhad and Anthony Ronca 8-5 in No. 1 doubles action. Guzman also won the No. 1 singles match against Farhad 6-2, 6-3.

Dating back to 2009, the Colonels have a 4-2 all-time record against the Greyhounds, and are hoping to break a two-match losing streak.

The winner of this match will go on to play at two-seeded Drew University on Friday, May 3.