CALDWELL MEN'S TENNIS EDGES RUTGERS-NEWARK, 5-4
4-19-07
 NEWARK,
N.J. - The Caldwell College men's tennis team won three singles matches and
two in doubles to defeat Rutgers-Newark 5-4 Thursday afternoon at The Golden
Dome Courts. Senior Chris Laciura (Teaneck, NJ/Paramus Catholic) was
one of three Cougars to earn victories in singles and doubles to help
Caldwell improve to 3-2 on the year. The loss drops the Scarlet Raiders to
5-5.
Laciura combined with fellow senior Chris Costa (Montville, NJ/DePaul
Catholic) at No. 1 doubles for an 8-4 win over Kevin Santos and Lam Nguyen,
then defeated Cirio deJesus 6-4, 6-0 at No. 2 singles. Costa won his match
at No. 1 singles in straight sets over Santos. At No. 2 doubles, junior
Jan Marco Jiras (Lima, Peru) teamed with junior Amir Zandieh
(Tehran, Iran/Montville) to win 8-4 over de Jesus and Ryan before picking up
another win in straight sets at No. 5 singles.
Next up for Caldwell is a dual at Adelphi University on Monday, Apr. 23 in
Garden City, N.Y.
Caldwell 5, Rutgers-Newark 4
Singles
1. Chris Costa (C) def. Kevin Santos, 6-2, 6-3
2. Chris Laciura (C) def. Cirio de Jesus, 6-4, 6-0
3. Baris Sonmez (RN) def. Marcus Collins, 6-1, 6-0
4. Ryan Chadha (RN) def. Amir Zandieh, 6-0, 6-0
5. Jan Marco Jiras (C) def. Matt Milwicz, 6-2, 6-4
6. Lam Nguyen (RN) def. Mike Ober, 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. Costa/Laciura (C) def. Santos/Nguyen, 8-4
2. Zandieh/Jiras (C) def. de Jesus/Chadha, 8-4
3. Brian Barbera/Sonmez (RN) def. Thane Mckenzie/Ober, 8-5
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