CALDWELL, N.J. - With an 8-1 victory over the College of Staten Island on Tuesday, the Caldwell College men's tennis team became the winningest team in the program's 12-year history. The previous mark was held by the 2003 squad that finished 7-4. Caldwell completes the 2006 season with a record of 8-7, a significant improvement on last season's 2-9 mark.

After sweeping all three doubles matches, the Cougars won five of six singles matches to claim the victory. Juniors Chris Costa (Montville, NJ/DePaul Catholic) and Chris Laciura (Teaneck, NJ/Paramus Catholic), pictured, sophomores Jan Marco Jiras (Lima, Peru) and Amir Zandieh  (Tehran, Iran/Montville), and freshman Mike Ober (Lavallette, NJ/Point Beach) were victorious in straight sets at first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth singles, respectively. Jiras finished the year with a team-best 11-3 singles record, while Costa went 9-6 at No. 1 singles.

"I'm proud of the way we competed all season, and getting the record certainly means a lot to our team," Caldwell coach Jen Carleton said. "Each player improved as the season went on. With everyone coming back, we're aiming to break the record again next season."

Caldwell 8, College of Staten Island 1
Singles
1. Chris Costa (C) def. Soumitri Seshadri, 6-2, 6-0
2. Chris Laciura (C) def. Alex Simuni, 6-0, 6-0
3. Sandhun Mendus (CSI) def. Marcus Collins, 6-2, 6-3
4. Jan Marco Jiras (C) def. Greg Leak Jr., 6-2, 6-0
5. Amir Zandieh (C) def. Kevin Williams, 6-3, 7-5
6. Mike Ober (C) def. Anton Vilikinsky, 6-4, 6-4

Doubles
1. Costa/Laciura (C) def. Seshadi/Simuni, 8-0
2. Zandieh/Jiras (C) def. Mendus/Williams, 8-1
3. Collins/Ober (C) def. Vilikinsky/Raymond Hicks, 8-2