Jad Abdul-Aal won his singles and doubles match for the Blue Streaks.
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Looking to end its fall season strong, the short-handed John Carroll University men's tennis team battled hard but fell to host Edinboro University on Saturday.
Jad Abdul-Aal continued to play well for the Blue Streaks. The sophomore picked up wins at No. 1 singles and doubles. Abdul-Aal downed Bruno Borja 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 in singles play and teamed up with
Nick Siciliano to befeat Borja and Brandon Romain 8-4 in doubles play.
Siciliano fought hard at No. 2 singles winning the first set before falling 7-5, 0-6, 6-10.
Eric Grimaldi,
Brett Peskin and
Alex Messina all fell in two sets in spots three, four and five.
Grimaldi and Peskin were also bested in No. 2 doubles by Kody Duncn and Amir Talab 8-2.
The men's tennis team returns to action against Oberlin on March 15.
