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April 22, 2006

Behind a pair of strong performances Saturday, Butler will tangle with UIC Sunday morning in the championship match of the Horizon League women's tennis championship. Butler defeated Detroit, 4-0, in quarterfinal play before pulling out a closely-contested 4-3 decision over second-seeded Youngstown State in the semifinals.

The Bulldogs will face top-seeded UIC Sunday morning at 10:15 a.m. at the North Central High School courts in Indianapolis.

Against Detroit, Butler won the doubles point and then got singles wins from Tayo Bailey, Michelle Hawes and Chelsey Casperson to clinch the match. In postseason action, once a team wins four points, the remaining matches are stopped.

Butler's clash with Youngstown State came down to the wire. The Bulldogs took the doubles point with Alaina Griffin and Kaitlin Elliott taking the top doubles match in a tiebreaker. Butler then received singles wins from Bailey (No. 2) and Shaden Dowiatt (No. 6), but YSU claimed singles wins at the third, fourth and fifth seeds to tie the match at three.

Griffin dropped the first set against Emily Thayer in a tiebreaker before rebounding with 6-4 and 6-0 sets to clinch the match. Butler's win over Youngstown State avenged a loss to the Penguins earlier this season.

Butler's appearance in the league championship is its seventh in the last eight seasons. UIC has won all eight of those championships.

Butler 4, Youngstown State 3

Singles:
No. 1 Alaina Griffin (BU) def. Emily Thayer, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 Tayo Bailey (BU) def. Whitney Thomas, 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 Allison Day (YSU) def. Michelle Hawes, 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 Gina Peretti (YSU) def. Chelsey Casperson, 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 Michelle Fuleky (YSU) def. Ashley Harrison, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1
No. 6 Shaden Dowiatt (BU) def. Nicole Haramlambopolous, 6-1, 6-2

Doubles:
No. 1 Griffin and Kaitlin Elliott (BU) def. Day/Haralambopolous, 9-8 (4)
No. 2 Bailey/Hawes (BU) def. Peretti/Thayer, 8-5
No. 3 Thomas/Fuleky (YSU) def. Casperson and Carrie Rachon, 8-2

Butler 4, Detroit 0

Singles:
No. 1 Alaina Griffin (BU) and Annie Moore (UDM) did not finish
No. 2 Tayo Bailey (BU) def. Aneta Maricevic, 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 Michelle Hawes (BU) def. Ashley Cummins, 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 Chelsey Casperson (BU) def. Amy Inman, 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 Ashley Harrison (BU) and Kelly Davis (UDM) did not finish
No. 6 Shaden Dowiatt (BU) and Stephanie Hill (UDM) did not finish

Doubles:
No. 1 Griffin and Kaitlin Elliott (BU) and Moore/Davis (UDM) did not finish
No. 2 Bailey/Hawes (BU) def. Maricevic/Cummins, 8-1
No. 3 Casperson and Carrie Rachon (BU) defeated Inman/Hill, 8-2