For the first time all season, the John Carroll men's tennis team was able to push its record over the .500 mark ... and did so with gusto.
With six straight set wins in singles play, JCU finished what it started in doubles and made it a clean sweep victory, 9-0, Wednesday afternoon against host Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio.
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In doubles play,
Ryan Mullaney and
Chad Ruehs had a hard-fought match in the #1 slot with Malcolm Reed and Adrian Matthews, prevailing by an 8-6 count.
The other two matches were more one-sided
Once singles began, it was all JCU. The Blue Streaks did not surrender more than four games in any of the six matches.
Rico Certo turned in a 6-0 6-0 win at #4 singles.
JCU is now 7-6 overall and 3-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while Muskingum slips to 2-7 and 0-4 in league play.
