Ewing, NJ…The College of New Jersey’s men’s tennis team rebounded from their first loss with an impressive 9-0 win over Hobart College on Saturday at TCNJ’s Student Recreation Center. With the win, TCNJ is now 7-1 overall, while Hobart falls to 6-8. The Lions currently hold a No. 9 regional ranking in the ITA’s Northeast Region.

Ranked No. 15 nationally in singles, TCNJ’s junior Michael Klimchak (Clark, NJ/Johnson), recorded a 6-1, 6-0 win over sophomore James Micheroni (Sharon, MA/Sharon) to improve to 13-2 on the year.
Klimchak teamed at No. 1 doubles with junior Roger Mosteller (Medford Lakes, NJ/Shawnee) to beat Hobart’s Micheroni and senior Matt Silver (Weston, CT/Weston), 8-1. The Lions’ No. 1 doubles pair is ranked 10th regionally this spring and with Saturday’s victory is now 14-2 overall with an 8-0 dual meet record on the 2006-2007 season, while boasting an impressive 17-0 dual meet record together over the past two seasons.

With his win on Saturday at No. 2 singles, 6-0, 6-0 over Silver, Mosteller is now 12-3 this season, while junior Eric Ferriere (Branchville, NJ/Kittatinny) was a winner for the Lions at No. 3 singles to boast his season mark to 14-3 as well.


Hobart College vs The College of New Jersey
Mar 31, 2007 at TCNJ

The College of New Jersey 9, Hobart College 0

Singles competition
1. Michael Klimchak (TCNJ) def. James Micheroni (HOB) 6-1, 6-0
2. Roger Mosteller (TCNJ) def. Matt Silver (HOB) 6-0, 6-0
3. Eric Ferriere (TCNJ) def. Ronny Koenig (HOB) 6-2, 6-2
4. Corey Ball (TCNJ) def. Charlie Davis (HOB) 6-1, 6-2
5. Jeremy Eckardt (TCNJ) def. Adam Cohn (HOB) 6-0, 6-0
6. Andrew Cossaboom (TCNJ) def. Brandon Gillespie (HOB) 6-3, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Michael Klimchak/Roger Mosteller (TCNJ) d. James Micheroni/Matt Silver (H) 8-1
2. Eric Ferriere/Corey Ball (TCNJ) def. Ronny Koenig/Adam Cohn (HOB) 8-1
3. Jeremy Eckardt/James Vance (TCNJ) def. Charlie Davis/Jamie Flanigan (HOB) 8-6

Hobart College 6-8
The College of New Jersey 7-1; Regional ranking #9
Official: Marvin Hill