men’s tennis

  • Men’s tennis: First victory comes against Bradley

    The Butler men’s tennis team captured its elusive first victory of the spring season on Friday. The Bulldogs (1-11) put an end to a 10-match losing streak with a 4-3 win over Bradley. Butler defeated the Braves (5-8) at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to take the doubles point. Freshmen Billy Weldon and Austin…

  • VIDEO | Men’s tennis

    [cincopa AwGAb0KAgJUJ]

  • Men’s tennis: Slump hits seven for team

    The Butler men’s tennis team continued to struggle with a 5-2 loss at Eastern Kentucky last Saturday. The Bulldogs (0-7) received one of their two victories from freshman Billy Weldon, who defeated senior Emilio Piriz 7-5, 6-2 at No. 5 singles. “It is a definite confidence boost to get my second singles win of the…

  • Men’s tennis: Team continues to struggle

    The Butler men’s tennis team continued its losing skid with a 7-0 home loss to No. 66 Harvard on Sunday. “I just think we are playing a couple tough schools early this season,” freshman Ruben Geeraert said. Freshman Austin Woldmoe had the team’s best singles showing against the Crimson (5-1), losing to senior Jonathan Pearlman…

  • Men’s tennis: Butler drops to 0-3 with pair of defeats

    Despite a few individual victories, the Butler men’s tennis team fell to 0-3 on the season with losses to Northern Illinois and Wisconsin last weekend. The Bulldogs dropped a 5-2 decision to the Huskies (2-0) Friday evening before making an overnight trip to Wisconsin. “We’re not making excuses, but we should have came out with…

  • Men’s tennis: Doubles play strong at ITA Regionals

    It was a long Homecoming weekend for the Butler men’s tennis team, as the Bulldogs traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee, to compete in the ITA Ohio River Valley Regionals. Butler grabbed four victories in doubles play as well as a singles victory by freshman Tommy Marx. Marx won 6-4, 7-5 in his first round matchup, but…

  • Men’s tennis: O’Neill leads Bulldogs

    The Butler men’s tennis team gained more experience and picked up some victories at the Ball State Invitational last weekend. Freshmen Sam O’Neill, Tommy Marx and Ruben Geeraert each earned two victories for the Bulldogs. O’Neill had the strongest showing of the trio, winning the White Division consolation bracket. After two byes, he met Duquesne…

  • Men’s tennis finishes fifth

    The Butler men’s tennis team was never able to hit full stride last Thursday during its first-round matchup in the Horizon League Championship. The No. 5-seed Bulldogs suffered a narrow 4-3 loss to No. 4-seed UIC in a match that saw senior Brandon Bayliss’ first conference singles loss of the season. The Flames started red…

  • Men’s tennis finishes fifth in Horizon League

    The Butler men’s tennis team rounded out regular season conference play this weekend at home against Valparaiso and UIC. On Saturday, the Bulldogs (6-15, 3-4 HL) swept the Crusaders (9-13, 0-7 HL) in doubles play en route to a 4-3 victory. Seniors Brandon Bayliss and Lenz Theodor highlighted the Bulldogs’ dominance at doubles with an…