John Carroll went to Marietta Thursday and came away with the two items they were seeking: A win, and the wraps on the #2 seed in the upcoming Ohio Athletic Conference tournament.

With an 8-1 win over the host Pioneers, the Blue Streaks can do no worse than a tie for second place in the final league standings and would hold the tiebreaker advantage over Otterbein by virtue of a 5-4 win earlier this season over the Cardinals.

Box Score

JCU set the tone by sweeping doubles. Cassie Simmelink and Tracy Gibson powered their way to an 8-2 in the #1 match, while Erin Davies and Hannah Baumwell posted a dominating effort in winning 8-0 at #2. The first time pairing of Emily Gorndt and Julia Ciccolini produced an 8-5 win at #3.

Simmelink, Davies, Gibson, Baumwell and Gorndt rolled to wins in the first five singles matches to clinch the victory for the Streaks, who are now 10-3 overall and 6-1 in league play.