Tennis

  • Haviland, women’s tennis team gearing up for final stretch of season

    Haviland, women’s tennis team gearing up for final stretch of season

    The Butler University women’s tennis team has a big weekend ahead with its final two matches of the regular season at home against Creighton University Friday and Xavier University Sunday. The Bulldogs split a pair of conference games last weekend with a 5-2 win over Providence College Sunday and a 6-1 loss against DePaul University…

  • Women’s tennis ready for Big East gauntlet

    Women’s tennis ready for Big East gauntlet

    SARAH THUET | STAFF REPORTER | STHUET@BUTLER.EDU Butler University women’s tennis team is heading to Chicago, Illinois, this weekend for a pair of Big East matches with DePaul University and Providence College. The Bulldogs are coming off a win over their neighbor Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis this past week that pushed their record to 6-14 on…

  • Bulldogs prepare for Northern Illinois

    BOBBY JOHNSON | STAFF REPORTER Butler University’s women’s tennis team snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over the University of Dayton last Saturday. Meanwhile, the men’s team had a two-game winning streak halted at Valparaiso University. Even though the teams headed in opposite directions over the weekend, both have a similar focus on…

  • A long way from home

    A long way from home

    BOBBY JOHNSON | STAFF REPORTER Most students living on Butler University’s campus are within a few hours drive or less from where they call home, yet it still may feel far away. However, five of Butler’s tennis players feel even further away from home. This year, the Butler men’s tennis team features four international players…

  • Tennis looks to bounce back

    BOBBY JOHNSON | STAFF REPORTER Both the Butler men’s and women’s tennis teams are 1-2 over their last three matches and hope to bounce back from losses this weekend. The men will compete first when they host 3-0 DePaul University Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Butler Tennis Bubble. Despite the team’s recent struggles, coach…

  • Butler competes at regional match

    KELLY MURPHY | STAFF REPORTER This week, while Butler students will be enjoying their fall break, the men’s tennis team will compete at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regionals. Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee, will host the tournament.  Butler will compete in the Ohio Valley division against the highest-ranked team University of Kentucky, which was most…

  • Men’s Tennis competes at Purdue Invitational

    KELLY MURPHY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s tennis team competed in the fifth annual Purdue Fall Invitational this weekend. The team was hoping for a strong showing this weekend from their singles as well as for their doubles teams to continue the success they saw at the River Forest Invitational. Teams at the Purdue…

  • Bulldogs show fight at weekend invitational

    KELLY MURPHY | STAFF REPORTER Butler competed at the River Forest Collegiate Tennis Invitational against seven other Division 1 college teams this weekend. The Bulldogs had strong showings in both the singles and doubles tournaments. Tommy Marx and Sam O’Neill competed in the Flight A singles tournament with Marx making it to the consolation finals…

  • Tennis strives for consistency

    KELLY MURPHY | STAFF REPORTER The Butler men’s tennis team strives for success in its fall season, beginning with its first official practice last Friday. Coach Parker Ross and his team started off the season right with a “high-energy practice,” seniors Billy Weldon and Sam O’Neill said, which will prepare them for their fall and…