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…
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…
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…
Butler women’s tennis looks to improve from last year
DANA LEE | STAFF REPORTER | delee1@butler.edu Despite starting out with a 0-4 record, the Butler women’s tennis team is looking ahead and continues to strive for goals set at the beginning of the season. Last year, the team finished seventh in conference. Head coach Tayo Bailey said this year she would like to see the…
Men’s and Women’s tennis compete in ITA Regionals
MARISA MILLER | STAFF REPORTER / File photo by Jimmy Lafakis The Butler men’s and women’s tennis teams each traveled to compete in the USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships, a five-day tournament being played from Oct.15-19. The men traveled to the University of Tennessee while the women went to Purdue University for the tournament. On…
Butler Tennis Prepares For Season
DANA LEE | SPORTS REPORTER Preparing for the Miami Ohio Invite Sept. 12 to kick-off the Butler Women’s tennis season, head coach Tayo Bailey emphasized that in a season that spans from September until mid-April, the team’s success depends on more than talent level. “My girls work really hard and the only way to get…
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
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…