WILKES-BARRE, PA – The Alfred University men's tennis team traveled to Pennsylvania for its first action of the year, competing in the 2026 Colonels Doubles Invitational hosted by Wilkes University on Sunday.
 
"What a great day for some tennis with our team!" Head Coach Jordan Crouch said. "We've been working for weeks on our doubles game for today. Lots of great stuff, lots yet to be perfected. Particularly proud of our character on the court. We represented Alfred University very well today. Can't wait for our two dual matches this week. Let's go Saxons!"
 
The Saxon doubles teams were:

• Ricardo Alvarez Janik (La Orotava, Spain/Colegio Casa Azul) and Anlun Zwerver (Koog Aan De Zaan, The Netherlands/Blaise Pascal College)
• Breece Erickson (Goshen, IN/Bethany Christian) and Josh Erickson (Falconer, NY/Falconer)
• Aidan Dallos (Penn Yan, NY/Penn Yan Academy) and Thomas Hamilton (Farmville, VA/Prince Edward County)
• André López Jiménez (Mexico City, Mexico/PrepaTec Esmeralda) and Artur Idrisov (Ufa Bashkortostan, Russia/Erudit School)
• George Fearon (Union Springs, NY/Union Springs) and Aiden Newlen (Reedsville, PA/Mifflin County)

 
The teams that were competing with the Saxons were:

• Fairleigh Dickinson University
• Misericordia University
• SUNY Oneonta
• Rowan College South Jersey - Gloucester
• University of Scranton
• Wilkes University

 
Full Results:

• Alvarez Janik/Zwerver defeated Bastian Martin (Misericordia), 6-0
• Riley/Gleighauf (Wilkes) defeated Erickson/Erickson, 6-4
• Harrison/Blum (Scranton) defeated Dallos/Hamilton, 6-0
• López Jiménez/Idrisov defeated Bleiler/Okoh (Wilkes), 6-1
• Fearon/Newlen defeated Farnsworth/Meissner (Wilkes), 6-3
• Ritterman/Pitaleff (Oneonta) defeated Alvarez Janik/Zwerver, 6-4
• Chiparri/Geller (Oneonta) defeated Erickson/Erickson, 6-5 (7-5)
• Lipman/Mayola (Oneonta) defeated Fearon/Newlen, 6-3
• Arevalo/Gould (Rowan) defeated Dallos/Hamilton, 6-2
• Borick/Kotcho (Scranton) defeated López Jiménez/Idrisov, 6-3
• López Jiménez/Idrisov defeated Farnsworth/Meissner (Wilkes), 6-1
• Alvarez Janik/Zwerver defeated Davis/Efelis (Rowan), 6-2
• Clark/Polomene (Scranton) defeated Fearon/Newlen, 6-4
• López Jiménez/Idrisov defeated Coven/Alexander (Fairleigh), 6-1
• Alvarez Janik/Zwerver defeated Gleichauf/Riley (Wilkes), 6-2
• Borick/Kotcho (Scranton) defeated Erickson/Erickson, 6-4
• Bleiler/Okoh (Wilkes) defeated Fearon/Newlen, 6-4
• Miller/Guinane (Fairleigh) defeated Dallos/Hamilton, 6-5 (7-0)
• Ritterman/Pitaleff (Oneonta) defeated Erickson/Erickson, 6-4
• Bastian/Martin (Misericordia) defeated Dallos/Hamilton, 6-2

 
The Saxons will next travel on Friday, October 23 for a 3:00pm match at Thiel College.