A power outage occurred on the north side of campus on Sept. 16, causing the tennis bubble to deflate. All of the tennis teams and tennis PWB classes were affected.
Men’s tennis ends regular season with a loss
Freshman Mason Dragos goes for a swing during a men’s tennis match. Photo by Jimmy Lafakis JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler men’s tennis team took a 4-1 loss to the Xavier Musketeers on April 23. The Bulldogs finished the regular season at 9-12. Xavier seized the doubles point to begin the…
Butler drops first two Big East matches
Freshman Adrian Mag pulls back for a swing during a match in the Butler Bubble. Photo by Jimmy Lafakis.
Bulldogs sweep Tigers in Bubble
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler men’s tennis team blanked the DePauw Tigers 7-0 on April 7. Butler boosted their record to 9-8, while DePauw fell to 6-8. Butler began their last home match by sweeping the doubles point. Freshman Mason Dragos and junior Mikheil Khmiadashvili won 6-4 at No. 1 doubles,…
Men’s tennis defeats Marian this weekend
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler Bulldogs squeaked out a 4-3 victory against the cross-town rival Marian Knights on April 3. Butler boosted their record to 8-8 while the Knights fell to 14-7. The Bulldogs faced adversity from the start. Marian seized the doubles point to begin the match. The freshman duo…
Men’s tennis dominates tough day on Saturday
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler men’s tennis team took two victories on March 26. The Bulldogs defeated the Case Western Reserve University Spartans at home, and then beat the IUPUI Jaguars at the West Indy Racquet Club. Both matches finished 5-2. Butler boosted its record to 7-8 on the year. Case…
Men’s tennis sweeps first outdoor match of season
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler men’s tennis team captured their first sweep of the season on March 20. The Bulldogs defeated the Rose-Hulman Fightin’ Engineers 7-0 in the year’s first outdoor match. Butler seized the doubles point to begin the match. Freshman Mason Dragos and junior Mikheil Khmiadashvili won 6-2 at…
Bulldogs drop Muncie match to Cardinals
JIMMY LAFAKIS | SPORTS REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler University men’s tennis team found themselves on the short end of the racket on Mar. 5. Ball State University defeated the Bulldogs 5-2 in Butler’s final match before spring break. The Bulldogs squandered the doubles point to begin the match. Five of the six singles matches…
Men’s tennis splits pair over weekend
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler University men’s tennis team went 1-1 in nonconference action this weekend. The Bulldogs were defeated by the Cleveland State Vikings 5-2 on Feb. 26, but defeated the Toledo Rockets 5-2 on Feb. 27. Butler’s record now stands at 4-7 overall. Junior Mikheil Khmiadashvili and freshman Mason…
Bulldogs nip Huskies in tightly contested men’s tennis match
JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu Freshman Mason Dragos provided the heroics for the Butler University men’s tennis team in a 4-3 win over Northern Illinois University on Feb. 19. With the match knotted at 3-3, Dragos defeated opponent Louis-Phillipe Hame 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Make no mistake—the Bulldogs made a team effort to boost their…