women’s tennis

  • Women’s tennis: Team toppled by Saint Louis

    The Butler women’s tennis team suffered a 5-2 loss to Saint Louis on Sunday. The Bulldogs (5-11, 2-1) received victories from sophomore Gabrielle Rubenstein at No. 3 singles and junior Brittany Farmer at No. 4 singles. The Billikens (9-8) swept the remainder of the singles matches and took two of three doubles matches. On Saturday,…

  • Women’s tennis: Team goes 1-1 over weekend

    The Butler women’s tennis team split a pair of Horizon League matches over the weekend, topping Valparaiso and falling to Illinois-Chicago. The Flames (9-3, 2-0) won eight of nine matches en route to a 7-0 victory over the Bulldogs (4-11, 1-1) on Sunday. Sophomores Stephanie McLoughlin and Gabrielle Rubenstein led the team in the loss,…

  • Women’s tennis: Bulldogs defeat IUPUI before break

    The Butler women’s tennis team went into spring break on a positive note after downing Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 6-1 on March 9. The Bulldogs (3-10) were able to snap a seven-match skid with five singles victories and a pair of wins in doubles play against the Greyhounds (3-15). Sophomore Stephanie McLoughlin defeated sophomore Danielle…

  • Tennis: Losses piling up for teams

    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.…