Box Score

Looking to build momentum off of last Saturday's shutout over Muskingum, the John Carroll University men's tennis team faced a stiff non-conference test on Friday night.
 
John Carroll would fall to crosstown rival and 12th-ranked Case Western Reserve University 8-1 inside the Oakwood Club in South Euclid, Ohio.
 
Nick Siciliano picked up JCU's lone win of the evening. The sophomore grinded out a 7-6, 2-6, 11-9 win at No. 4 singles over Bas van Lent.
 
CWRU quickly picked up all three doubles points. Siciliano and Jad Abdul-Aal would drop an 8-1 match in the No. 1 position. Kyle Mollison and Alex Guthrie fell 8-2 at No. 2. Scott Adsit and Dillon O'Brien would fall 8-2 at No. 3.
 
The Spartans would win the remaining five singles matches in straight sets. Abdul-Aal dropped a 7-5, 6-1 tilt at No. 1 to CJ Krimball, the top ranked singles player in the central region. Mollison fell 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2. Guthrie dropped a 6-1, 6-1 match at No. 3. Adsit fell 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 and O'Brien dropped a 6-3, 6-3 match at No. 6.

CWRU improved to 12-7 while JCU fell to 2-10.
 
The JCU men's tennis team returns to action with a 3:30 p.m. conference tilt at Mount Union in Wednesday, April 1.