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@ButlerUMTennis Wins Home Doubleheader

The Butler men's tennis team defeated Eastern Kentucky, 6-1, and Marian, 7-0, on Saturday at the Butler Bubble. The Bulldogs move to 7-5 on the season. 

 

Against Eastern Kentucky, Butler earned the doubles point by taking the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. Borja Miralles and Nicolas Arts started things off winning, 6-4 while teammates Thomas Brennan and Alvaro Huete Vadillo defeated their opponents 7-5 to clinch the point. Rahulniket Konakanchi and Patrick Joss were tied, 6-6, in the No. 3 position before it went unfinished.  

 

Singles play saw Butler win all but one matchup. Brennan, Konakanchi, and Aidan William won at the No. 1, No. 5, and No. 6 in straight sets. Miralles and Arts featured in closer matches at the No. 2 and No. 3, and closed out the points in three sets.  

 

Butler finished the day with a flawless performance against Marian. Miralles and Arts won their second of the day this time in a 6-0 score line. Konakanchi and Joss teamed up to take the point after a 6-1 win. In the top spot, Brennan and Huete Vadillo had their match go unfinished at 3-3.

 

The Bulldogs stayed hot in singles winning five matches in straight sets. Huete Vadillo impressed at the No. 1 for the first time this season. Joss, Konakanchi, William, and Trimpe took their respective matches at the No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 6. Michael Karr closed the match taking down his opponent in a third set tiebreaker at the No. 5.  

 

Up next for Butler is a meeting with Saint Louis on Saturday, Feb. 25. 

 

Match Results – Butler vs. Eastern Kentucky

 

Singles: 

1.    Thomas Brennan (BU) def. Moritz Mayer (EKU) 7-6, 6-2 

2.    Borja Miralles (BU) def. Kristoffer Stahlbrand (EKU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4

3.    Nicolas Arts (BU) def. J.Anurag Reddy (EKU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2

4.    Paul-Antoine Brazet (EKU) def. Patrick Joss (BU) 6-2, 1-6, 6-1

5.    Rahulniket Konakanchi (BU) def. Arthur Bugeaud (EKU) 7-5, 6-2

6.    Aidan William (BU) def. Zach White (EKU) 6-4, 6-5

Doubles:

1.    Thomas Brennan/Alvaro Huete Vadillo (BU) def. Moritz Mayer/J.Anurag Reddy (EKU) 7-5

2.    Borja Miralles/Nicolas Arts (BU) def. Kristoffer Stahlbrand/Zach White (EKU) 6-4

3.    Rahulniket Konakanchi/Patrick Joss (BU) vs. Paul-Antoine Brazet/Arthur Bugeaud (EKU) 6-6, unfinished

 

Match Results – Butler vs. Marian

 

Singles: 

1.    Alvaro Huete Vadillo (BU) def. Mark Griffin (MU) 6-2, 6-2

2.    Patrick Joss (BU) def. Jona Henze (MU) 6-1, 6-4

3.    Rahulniket Konakanchi (BU) def. Dmitrii Voshchenkov (MU) 6-4, 6-3

4.    Aidan William (BU) def. Ashwin Bhat (MU) 6-4, 7-6 (5)

5.    Michael Karr (BU) def. Jones McNamar (MU) 7-6 (3), 5-7, 1-0 (6)

6.    Zach Trimpe (BU) def. Max Sternberg (MU) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles:

1.    Thomas Brennan/Alvaro Huete Vadillo (BU) vs. Jared Thomas/Mark Griffin (MU) 3-3, unfinished

2.    Borja Miralles/Nicolas Arts (BU) def. Ashwin Bhat/Shadi Al Tori (MU) 6-0

3.    Rahulniket Konakanchi/Patrick Joss (BU) def. Armando Lopez/Jacob Wittenbaum (MU) 6-1

Original source can be found here.