CALDWELL, N.J. - The Caldwell College men's tennis team defeated Bloomfield College, 7-2 in a team dual Thursday afternoon at the Caldwell Tennis Courts. The victory, which was the Cougars' second over the Deacons this season, gives Caldwell a 3-5 record on the season.

The Cougars won four of the six singles matches, as juniors Chris Costa (Montville, NJ/DePaul Catholic) and Marcus Collins (Brooklyn, NY/Cobble Hill) won straight-set matches at first and third singles, respectively. Junior Chris Laciura (Teaneck, NJ/Paramus Catholic) outlasted Rick Adams in a second set tie-breaker, 6-2, 7-6 at No. 2 singles, while freshman Mike Ober (Lavallette, NJ/Point Beach) won an 8-6 decision at No. 5 singles.

All three of Caldwell's doubles teams were victorious, with Costa and Lacuira picking up an 8-1 win over Adams and Ben Warehime at No. 1 doubles. Sophomores Jan Marco Jiras (Lima, Peru) and Amir Zandieh (Tehran, Iran/Montville) won their match at No. 2 doubles, while Collins and Ober won at No. 3 doubles.

The Cougars host East Stroudsburg on Friday, Apr. 21, beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the Caldwell Tennis Courts.

Caldwell 7, Bloomfield 2
Singles
1. Chris Costa (C) def. Bhaumak Patele, 6-1, 6-0
2. Chris Laciura (C) def. Rick Adams, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
3. Marcus Collins (C) def. Ben Warehime, 6-3, 6-3
4. Dave Bauman (B) def. Amir Zandieh, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6
5. Mike Ober (C) def. Jonathan Torres, 8-6
6. Jared Hillman (B) def. Jerone Dunbar, 8-3

Doubles
1. Costa/Laciura (C) def. Adams/Warehime, 8-1
2. Zandieh/Jiras (C) def. Patele/Bauman, 8-3
3. Collins/Ober (C) def. Torres/Kenny Bayer, 8-4