LUKACS TO COACH TENNIS TEAMS AT CALDWELL COLLEGE
6-27-07
 CALDWELL, N.J. - Caldwell College Executive Director of Athletics Mark A.
Corino has announced the hiring of Michael Lukacs as head tennis
coach. Lukacs will coach both of Caldwell's men's and
women's tennis programs and also serve as an assistant for the men's
basketball team.
Lukacs has been involved in tennis as a player and instructor since his
youth. A 1987 graduate of the University of Maine, Lukacs earned his
Bachelor's degree in Education, which included courses in tennis coaching.
He worked as a tennis instructor for the Belfast Area Tennis Club in
Belfast, Maine for four years. He also has 10 years of experience as a
basketball coach on the collegiate level.
"I'm looking forward to the opportunity to build the tennis programs at
Caldwell College and bring in student-athletes who will help us be
successful," Lukacs said. "Both the men's and women's teams have experienced
individual and team success recently, and I hope to build on that
foundation."
Caldwell's women's tennis team returns five players from last season's 6-8
squad, but must replace Oksana Manoukian (Old Tappan, NJ/Northern
Valley Regional), who was the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Player
of the Year after winning the CACC Singles Tournament last fall. The men's team
went 5-4 in dual matches this past spring.
A native of Somerset, N.J., Lukacs and his wife Rosalie currently reside in
Middletown, N.J.
COUGARS BLANK POST, 9-0
4-28-07
 CALDWELL,
N.J. - The Caldwell College men's tennis team won all seven contested
matches and received two points via walkovers in a 9-0 victory over Post in
a team dual Saturday afternoon at the Caldwell College Tennis Courts. Junior
Jan Marco Jiras (Lima, Peru) was one of three Cougars to win in both
singles and doubles to help Caldwell improve to 5-4 on the year.
Jiras combined with junior Amir Zandieh (Tehran, Iran/Montville) at
No. 2 doubles to blank Justin Howard and Dan Nadel, 8-0. He then defeated
Howard at No. 4 doubles by the same score of 8-0. Seniors Chris Costa
(Montville, NJ/DePaul Catholic) and Chris Laciura (Teaneck,
NJ/Paramus Catholic) won their match at No. 1 doubles before shutting out
their opponents at first and second singles, respectively. Sophomore Mike
Ober (Lavallette, NJ/Point Beach) won his match at fifth singles in
straight sets, while senior Marcus Collins (Brooklyn, NY/Cobble Hill)
outlasted Nadel 7-6, 6-3 at third singles.
Caldwell 9, Post 0
Singles
1. Chris Costa (C) def. Tony Arroyo, 6-0, 6-0
2. Chris Laciura (C) def. Yushinoui Ito, 8-0
3. Marcus Collins (C) def. Dan Nadel, 7-6, 6-3
4. Jan Marco Jiras (C) def. Justin Howard, 8-0
5. Mike Ober (C) def. Shintero Saito, 6-0, 6-0
6. Granville Butler (C) won by walkover
Doubles
1. Costa/Laciura (C) def. Ito/Arroyo, 8-0
2. Zandieh/Jiras (C) def. Howard/Nadel, 8-0
3. McKenzie/Ober (C) won by walkover
CALDWELL FALLS TO EAST STROUDSBURG IN MEN'S TENNIS
4-26-07
 EAST
STROUDSBURG, Pa. - The Caldwell College men's tennis team lost a team dual
at East Stroudsburg University, 7-2 Thursday afternoon. Senior Chris
Costa (Montville, NJ/DePaul Catholic) had a hand in both of Caldwell's
points, as the Cougars dropped to 4-4 on the season with the loss. The
Warriors ended their spring season with a 7-7 record.
Costa combined with fellow senior Chris Laciura (Teaneck, NJ/Paramus
Catholic) at No. 1 doubles to defeat Jeff Kurz and Kyle Doebler, 8-4. He
also defeated Kurz at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 6-1 for the Cougars' other point.
Sophomore Mike Ober (Lavallette, NJ/Point Beach) split the first two
sets with Ryan Drozd at No. 6 singles before losing in a tie-breaker.
The Cougars host Post University in a team dual on Saturday, Apr. 28 at 1:00
p.m. at the Caldwell College Tennis Courts.
East Stroudsburg 7, Caldwell 2
Singles
1. Chris Costa (C) def. Jeff Kurz, 6-2, 6-1
2. Kyle Doebler (ESU) def. Chris Laciura, 6-2, 6-3
3. Julian Taibi (ESU) def. Marcus Collins, 6-1, 6-1
4. Andrew Sorgi (ESU) def. Amir Zandieh, 6-2, 6-3
5. Rob Mikolon (ESU) def. Jan Marco Jiras, 7-5, 6-2
6. Ryan Drozd (ESU) def. Mike Ober, 6-2, 3-6, 10-2
Doubles
1. Costa/Laciura (C) def. Kurz/Doebler, 8-4
2. Sorgi/Taibi (ESU) def. Zandieh/Jiras , 8-3
3. Mikolon/Bill Powell (ESU) def. Thane McKenzie/Ober, 8-1
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