EDWARDSVILLE – The Wilkes University men's tennis team hosted a Doubles Invitational on Sunday afternoon at the Ralston Athletic Complex.
 
Eight different schools competed in the event, including FDU-Florham, Rowan South Jersey, University of Scranton, Alfred University, SUNY Oneonta, King's College and Misericordia University.
 
Cole Riley (Louisville, KY/Saint Xavier) and Landon Gleichauf (Naples, NY/Naples) were two-time winners in the first set of matches posting a 6-4 victory over Alfred and 6-1 victory over Oneonta. Xavier Bleiler (Mountain Top, PA/MMI Prep) and Otarhe Okoh (Shakopee, MN/Shakopee) posted a 6-0 sweep over King's while Thomas Farnsworth (Granby, CT/Granby Memorial) and Luke Meissner (Eldersburg, MD/Liberty) won a thrilling 6-5 (7-3) match over Misericordia.
 
Blieler and Okoh added two more wins in the second set of matches including wins over Alfred (6-4) and Rowan (7-6, 7-0). Riley and Gleichauf added two more wins in the second set of matches with a pair of victories over Rowan (6-4) and (6-1).
 
The event concludes the fall season for the Colonels.