Tennis

Women’s tennis struggles at Illinois State

DANA LEE | SPORTS REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu The Butler University women’s tennis team was defeated by Illinois State University 6-1 on their home court on Feb. 21. The Redbirds have lost just once this season. The defeat on Feb. 21 concluded the Bulldogs’ weekend with two losses. Their overall record stands at 1-11. Butler’s lone win…
Women’s tennis swept by SIUE

DANA LEE | SPORTS REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu Efforts from the Butler University women’s tennis team fell short at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Saturday. With the 7-0 loss, the team’s record drops to 1-10 overall. The Bulldogs found little success in singles play. Sophomore Bailey Padgett has played consistently in the No. 1 singles slot…
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…
Women’s tennis picks up first win on Valentine’s weekend

DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu The Butler University women’s tennis team ended a weekend series of matches with one win and two losses. After a dominant 6-1 win at home over the University of Indianapolis on Feb. 12, the team fell to Lipscomb 6-1 on Feb. 13. The loss pushed Butler’s overall record…
Men’s tennis drops second straight match

JIMMY LAFAKIS | SPORTS REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler University men’s tennis team fell at the hands of the No. 46 University of Louisville Cardinals 1-6 on Feb. 12 on their court. The Cardinals boosted their overall record to 4-5, while the Bulldogs dropped to 2-6. Louisville seized the doubles point and never relinquished the…
Men’s tennis falls to University of Indianapolis

JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu The Butler University men’s tennis team was defeated by their cross-town rival, the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds, 4-3 on Feb. 11. Butler’s record dropped to 2-5 with the defeat. Freshman Ari Gerstein and junior Alex Woldmoe defeated Arklon Huertas del Pino and Andrea Morlet 6-3, but the Greyhounds…
Women’s tennis loses to Bradley

DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu The Butler University women’s tennis team fell to Bradley University at home on Feb. 6 with a final score of 6-1. The defeat puts the team’s season record to 0-6. Junior Kailey Eaton was the sole winner for the Bulldogs after gaining the upperhand at No. 3 singles.…
Women’s tennis drops seventh straight match to Cleveland State

DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu The Butler University women’s tennis team lost Sunday afternoon to Cleveland State University by the smallest of margins with a final score of 4-3 at the Butler Bubble. So far, the Bulldogs are 0-7 on the season. Cleveland State dominated the doubles competition and walked away with three…
Men’s tennis shows mixed results on Saturday matches

JIMMY LAFAKIS | STAFF REPORTER | jlafakis@butler.edu Saturday’s doubleheader at the Butler Bubble brought mixed results for the Butler University men’s tennis team. In the morning, the Bulldogs fell to the Valparaiso University Crusaders 7-0. Butler closed out the day by slamming the University of Northwestern Ohio Racers 6-1 in the nightcap. After Jeffrey Schorsch…