The Bulldogs will enter this week's BIG EAST Men's Tennis Championships as the No. 3 seed, as announced by the conference office and selection committee Monday afternoon. Butler will open the championships with a quarterfinal match against sixth-seeded Villanova.
 
The match with Villanova is set for 9 a.m. on Friday (April 28) in Cayce, S.C., which will host both the men's and women's championships this weekend.  
 
The Bulldogs enter the postseason with a 15-5 record, including a 3-1 mark against BIG EAST opponents. Butler boasts wins over Xavier, Marquette and Creighton, and dropped a tight 4-3 decision to DePaul. The Blue Demons were awarded the No. 1 tournament seed.
 
The winner of the Butler-Villanova quarterfinal will advance to a Saturday semifinal against the winner of No. 2 seed St. John's and No. 7 seed Georgetown. The championship match is set for Sunday, April 30.
 
The winner of the BIG EAST Tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
 
Men's Seeding

1. DePaul
2. St. John's
3. Butler
4. Xavier
5. Marquette
6. Villanova
7. Georgetown
8. Creighton

 
2017 BIG EAST Men's and Women's Tennis Championships – Cayce, S.C.
 
Thursday, April 27

• 9 a.m.              Women's Match #1 - #8 Creighton vs. #9 Butler (First Round)
• 9 a.m.              Women's Match #2 - #7 Villanova vs. #10 Providence (First Round)

Friday, April 28 

• 9 a.m.              Men's Match #1 - #1 DePaul vs. #8 Creighton (Quarterfinals)
• 9 a.m.              Men's Match #2 - #2 St. John's vs. #7 Georgetown (Quarterfinals)
• 9 a.m.              Men's Match #3 - #3 Butler vs. #6 Villanova (Quarterfinals)
• 12:30 p.m.       Men's Match #4 - #4 Xavier vs. #5 Marquette (Quarterfinals)
• 12:30 p.m.       Women's Match #3 - #1 St. John's vs. Creighton/Butler(Quarterfinals)
• 12:30 p.m.       Women's Match #4 - #2 DePaul vs. Villanova/Providence (Quarters) 
• 4 p.m.              Women's Match #5 - #3 Georgetown vs. #6 Seton Hall (Quarterfinals)
• 4 p.m.              Women's Match #6 - #4 Xavier vs. #5 Marquette (Quarterfinals)
• 4 p.m.               Women's Match #7 – Match 1 Loser vs. Match 2 Loser*

 
Saturday, April 29 

• 9 a.m.              Men's Match #5 – #1/8 winner vs. #4/5 winner (Semifinals)
• 9 a.m.              Men's Match #6 – #2/7 winner vs. #3/6 winner (Semifinals) 
• 12:30 p.m.       Women's Match #8 - #1/8/9 winner vs. #4/5 winner (Semifinals)
• 12:30 p.m.       Women's Match #9 - #2/7/10 winner vs. #3/6 winner (Semifinals)
• 12:30 p.m.        Men's Match #7 – Match 2 Loser vs. Match 3 Loser* 
• 4 p.m.               Men's Match #8 – Match 1 Loser vs. Match 4 Loser*
• 4 p.m.               Women's Match #10 – Match 3 Loser vs. Match 6 Loser*
• 4 p.m.               Women's Match #11 – Match 4 Loser vs. Match 5 Loser*

 Sunday, April 30 

• 9 a.m.              Men's Championship Match
• 12:30 p.m.       Women's Championship Match

 *Consolation matches (in italics) will be cancelled if necessary to adjust the schedule of courts for the championship bracket.
 
Match times may be adjusted based on weather/heat considerations.