Chad Ruehs was involved in two close matches against the defending conference champions Wednesday
John Carroll's efforts did not yield the desired results Wednesday in a men's tennis match against defending Ohio Athletic Conference champion Mount Union.
Despite some well fought battles, the Blue Streaks did not secure a single team point in falling 9-0 at Purvis Park in University Heights.
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Two matches in particular symbolized the type of day it was. At #1 doubles,
Ryan Mullaney and
Chad Ruehs lost for just the second time all year, as they were narrowly edged by a 9-7 count.
At #4 singles, Ross Venzke worked his match back to even thanks to a tiebreaker win, but fell in the thirs set tiebreaker.
JCU falls to 3-5 overall and 3-2 in the OAC, while Mount Union improves to 14-1 and 6-0 in league play.