Indy Standard

 @ButlerUMTennis Tops Youngstown State 5-2

The Butler men's tennis team moves to 3-1 on the season after notching a 5-2 victory over Youngstown State. Friday's win was the home opener for the Bulldogs. 

 

The No. 1 and No. 2 teams of Thomas Brennan and Alvaro Huete Vadillo and Borja Miralles and Nicolas Arts shined for Butler winning their respective matches 6-2 and 6-3. Youngstown State led the No. 3 match before it went unfinished as the Bulldogs claimed the doubles point. 

 

In all three of Butler's wins this season Brennan and Huete Vadillo have won as a duo and then gone on to earn points in their singles matches. Both defeated their opponents in straight sets in Friday's contest. Arts fell behind in his match, losing 4-6 in the first set before taking control in the last two sets with commanding 6-0 and 6-1 wins. Michael Karr also impressed taking the No. 5 spot in straight sets. 

 

Next, the Bulldog's head to Champaign where they will take on Illinois and Illinois State on Saturday, Jan. 28. 

 

 

Match Results

 

Singles: 

Thomas Brennan (BU) def. Laurentiu Mandocescu (YSU) 6-2, 6-4

Alvaro Huete Vadillo (BU) def. Clement Mainguy (YSU) 7-5, 6-3

Nathan Favier (YSU) def. Borja Miralles (BU) 6-2, 6-3

Nicolas Arts (BU) def. Harry Fouzas (YSU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1

Michael Karr (BU) def. David Alvarez Moreno (YSU) 6-3, 6-1

Will Everett (YSU) def. Rahulniket Konakanchi (BU) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (6)

Doubles:

Thomas Brennan/Alvaro Huete Vadillo (BU) def. Laurentiu Mandocescu/Nathan Favier (YSU) 6-2

Borja Miralles/Nicolas Arts (BU) def. Will Everett /Javi Pla (YSU) 6-3

Rahulniket Konakanchi/Zach Trimpe (BU) vs. Harry Fouzas /Clement Mainguy (YSU) 3-5, unfinished 

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