4-25-08
CALDWELL, N.J. - The Caldwell College men's tennis team won its third consecutive dual, defeating Chestnut Hill College, 7-2 Friday afternoon at the Caldwell College Tennis Courts. The Cougars took five of six matches at singles and won two of three in doubles to improve to 5-8 on the season. The Griffins fall to 7-12 with the loss.

Juniors Alex Ali (Lakewood, NJ/Monsignor Donovan) and Michael Ober (Lavallette, NJ/Point Beach) paired up to win their match at No. 2 doubles, then they both were victorious at first and fifth singles, respectively. Ali outlasted Chestnut Hill's Carson Richter, 7-6, 1-6, 6-3 in the day's only three-set match. Seniors Jan Marco Jiras (Lima, Peru) and Amir Zandieh (Tehran, Iran/Montville), and junior Thane McKenzie (Kingston, Jamaica/Wolmer's) also won their matches at second, third and sixth singles, respectively. Freshmen Josh Getka (Cape May, NJ/Lower Cape May Reg.) and Andy Loughnane (Harrison City, PA/Penn Trafford) also were victorious at No. 3 doubles.

The Cougars end their 2008 season with a home match against Queens College on Saturday, Apr. 26, beginning at 12:00 p.m. at the Caldwell College Tennis Courts.

Caldwell 7, Chestnut Hill 2
Singles
1. Alex Ali (C) def. Carson Richter, 7-6, 1-6, 6-3
2. Jan Marco Jiras (C) def. Shane Lesher, 6-2, 6-3
3. Amir Zandieh (C) def. Jim Stewart, 6-4, 6-4 
4. Garrett Senior (CHC) def. Anish Kansakar, 6-0, 6-0
5. Michael Ober (C) def. Mike Maccherone, 8-1
6. Thane McKenzie (C) def. Rees Brown, 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
1. Richter/Lesher (CHC) def. Jiras/Zandieh, 8-3
2. Ober/Ali (C) def. Stewart/Senior, 8-5

3. Getka/Loughnane (C) def. Brown/Maccherone, 8-0