EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. - The Caldwell College men's tennis team dropped a dual at East Stroudsburg University, 8-1 Monday afternoon. The Cougars, who were playing their first match in over three weeks, drop to 0-2 on the season, while the Warriors improve to 2-5.

The Cougars picked up their only win of the day at No. 3 singles, where senior Jan Marco Jiras (Lima, Peru) defeated Will Norris, 7-5, 4-6 (6-10). Junior Alex Ali (Lakewood, NJ/Monsignor Donovan) lost a close match at No. 1 singles to Jeff Kurz, 3-6, 6-4 (10-4).

Next up for Caldwell is a dual at St. Thomas Aquinas College on Wednesday, Apr. 9, beginning at 3:30 p.m. in Sparkill, N.Y.

E. Stroudsburg 8, Caldwell 1
Singles
1. Jeff Kerz (ESU) def. Alex Ali, 3-6, 6-4 (10-4)
2. Jared Howat (ESU) def. Amir Zandieh, 6-1, 6-0
3. Jan Marco Jiras (C) def. Will Norris, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2
4. Julian Taibi (ESU) def. Thane McKenzie, 6-0, 6-0
5. Rob Mikolon (ESU) def. Mike Ober, 8-2
6. Zach Ontall (ESU) def. Josh Getka, 8-0

Doubles
1. Kerz/Howat (ESU) def. Ali/Getka, 8-0
2. Taibi/Mikolon (ESU) def. Jiras/Zandieh, 8-2

3. Norris/Ryan Baxter (ESU) def. Ober/Andy Loughnane, 8-1