Teams at all levels of athletics go through tough stretches of play over the course of a season.
Women’s tennis: Skid hits seven for team
The Butler women’s tennis team dropped a pair of matches over the weekend, extending its losing streak to seven. On Saturday, the Bulldogs (2-10) fell to Illinois State 6-1 at home. Junior Brittany Farmer was the only Bulldog to pick up a win against the Redbirds (5-5), defeating sophomore Phyllis Tigges 6-2, 6-4 in singles…
Women’s tennis: Team drops pair of matches
The Butler women’s tennis team lost a close 4-3 home match against Grand Valley State (15-5) on Sunday. Sophomores Stephanie McLoughlin and Gabrielle Rubenstein led the Bulldogs (2-6) in against the Lakers (15-5). McLoughlin captured a 6-2, 6-1 victory against Grand Valley State sophomore Niki Shipman. At No. 2 singles, Rubenstein defeated freshman Leah Dancz…
Women’s tennis: Team splits weekend matches
The Butler women’s tennis team experienced nothing but struggles last Sunday, as No. 59 Memphis came to town and left with a 7-0 shutout. For the Bulldogs (2-4), all of the matches against the Tigers (5-1) were decided in straight sets. Butler’s No. 2 doubles team of senior Brittany Farmer and sophomore Caroline Hedrick was…
Women’s tennis: Team grabs first victory
The Butler women’s tennis team was busy over the weekend, defeating Dayton on the road Saturday after falling to Eastern Kentucky at home the day before. The Bulldogs (1-3) picked up their first victory of the season with a 6-1 win over the Flyers (0-4). Five of Butler’s six singles competitors won their respective matches…
Women’s tennis: Spring season begins with pair of losses
The spring season did not open as the Butler women’s tennis team might have hoped, as the squad fell to DePaul at home on Saturday and at Indiana on Friday. Sophomore Stephanie McLoughlin led the Bulldogs (0-3) in a 7-0 loss to the Blue Devils (4-1). The second-year player suffered a close loss at No.…
Athletic Hall of Fame: Skinner, Greenburg lead female inductees
Since the creation of the Butler Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991, there have been 176 commemorative plaques added to one of the walls in Hinkle Fieldhouse. Each plaque recognizes the achievements of a person or team that was part of Butler’s athletic program. The Butler Athletic Hall of fame currently contains 24 females who…
Women’s tennis sneaks by Broncos, adds to historical season
For the third time this season, the Butler women’s tennis team has defeated an opponent for the first time in school history. Western Michigan (5-7) was the most recent victim to be added to the Bulldogs’ historic list, losing to Butler (7-4), 4-3, this afternoon. The doubles point was the deciding factor in the match,…
Women’s tennis picks up four wins, momentum
The Butler women’s tennis team will enter its Saturday match on a five-match winning streak after capturing four wins in five days. Two of those wins were against schools the Bulldogs (5-3) had never defeated before. Xavier (4-6) was one of those foes, and the Musketeers fell 5-2 on Feb. 23. “This match definitely means…
Women’s tennis gets historic win
For the first time in program history, the Butler women’s tennis team defeated Xavier. The Bulldogs (2-3) defeated the Musketeers (3-5), 5-2, on Wednesday afternoon, when they won two of three doubles matches and all but the top two singles match. Senior and No. 4 singles player Gabriela Bobrowski said she was proud of the…