USP HALTS COUGARS' WINNING STREAK AT FIVE
4-29-06
 CALDWELL, N.J. - The Caldwell College men's tennis team lost to the
University of Sciences 6-3 in a dual match Saturday afternoon at the Caldwell
Tennis Courts. The loss ends the Cougars' five-match winning streak and drops
their record to 7-6 on the season.
The Devils won two of three in doubles to take a 2-1 lead. Caldwell's No. 2
doubles tandem of sophomores Jan Marco Jiras (Lima, Peru) and Amir
Zandieh (Tehran, Iran/Montville) won their match by a score of 9-7 over
Dave Sen and Samir Faldu. In singles, freshman Mike Ober (Lavallette,
NJ/Point Beach), pictured, defeated Brandon Hocker, 6-4, 6-1 at fifth singles, and Jiras
won his match at sixth singles, 8-1 over Faldu. In a tight match at No. 1
singles, Tyler Weisel edged Caldwell junior Chris Costa (Montville,
NJ/DePaul Catholic), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. USP won matches at second, third and
fourth singles in straight sets to claim the dual.
Next up for the Cougars is a home match with Dowling College on Sunday, Apr.
30. The first matches start at noon at the Caldwell Tennis Courts.
USP 6, Caldwell 3
Singles
1. Tyler Weisal (USP) def. Chris Costa, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
2. Paul Caleres (USP) def. Chris Laciura, 6-2, 6-4
3. Dave Sen (USP) def. Marcus Collins, 6-0, 6-0
4. Ryan Pell (USP) def. Amir Zandieh, 6-0, 6-0
5. Mike Ober (C) def. Brandon Hocker, 6-4, 6-1
6. Jan Marco Jiras (C) def. Samir Faldu, 8-1
Doubles
1. Weisal/Caleres (USP) def. Costa/Laciura, 8-1
2. Zandieh/Jiras (C) def. Sen/Faldu, 9-7
3. Pell/Hocker (USP) def. Collins/Ober, 8-0
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