Box Score It was not too long ago that John Carroll had difficulty getting out of the quarterfinal round let alone have success in Cincinnati.

That all changed with the Blue Streaks winning the Ohio Athletic Conference tournament title last year, and the quest to repeat began in earnest Wednesday afternoon as John Carroll earned a 5-0 victory over visiting Marietta.

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In a quarterfinal round match staged at Cleveland State University (that was a rematch of the regular season finale played in Marietta this past Saturday), top-seeded John Carroll got the upper hand quickly over #8 seed Marietta with three convincing wins in doubles play. Nick Siciliano and Tyler Cole posted an 8-0 win in their #3 doubles match.

David Sinense and Alex Guthrie made it official with 6-0 6-0 victories at #2 and #3 singles, respectively.

The Blue Streaks are now 12-7 overall, and the head to Cincinnati for a second consecutive year after experiencing a three-year drought from 2012-14. The Blue Streaks have won 11 of their last 12 matches with the lone loss to the #6 ranked team in Division III (Case Western Reserve University).

Marietta has its seson end at 10-17.