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Weekly Notes: Butler Men's Tennis Team
March 5, 2002 UP NEXT: The Butler men's tennis team, which has won eight of its last nine matches, will travel to Hawaii during the school's spring break next week. There, the Bulldogs, who are currently 9-6 overall this season, will take on Hawaii on Mar. 11 at noon and BYU Hawaii on Mar. 12 at 2 p.m. ON A ROLL: In addition to posting an impressive 8-1 record over their last nine matches, the Bulldogs have also improved to a perfect 4-0 mark in Horizon League action. Butler defeated Cleveland State 7-0 on Sunday (Mar. 3) at the Butler Bubble to remain undefeated in league play. The Bulldogs have also posted league wins over UIC (7-0), UW-Green Bay (5-2) and Youngstown State (6-1). The only remaining league match for Butler is on Apr. 13 at Wright State. PERFECT PLAY: Senior Abel Contreras did not let his Cleveland State opponents score a single point on him, as he defeated the Vikings' Adam Mercurio 6-0, 6-0 in No. 4 singles. Contreras and Aubrey Annan also won 8-0 against Cleveland State's James Koorey and Jordan Reynolds in No. 2 doubles action. IN OTHER ACTION: The Bulldogs also picked up a non-league victory over the weekend, by defeating Dayton 5-2 on Saturday (Mar. 2) at the Butler Bubble. Butler won the doubles point, as all three tandems picked up wins over the Flyers. Brandon Currie, Jimmy Borendame, Josh Rey and Alex Kurz all won their respective singles matches. |
