Butler closed the 2017 season with a win, taking down conference foe Providence, 4-1, in a consolation match of the BIG EAST Championships Friday afternoon in Cayce, S.C.
 
The Friars won the doubles point before the Bulldogs responded with four straight-set singles win to post the team victory.
 
Nina Bertino and Bailey Padgett were the first two BU players to register wins, on the No. 6 and No. 1 courts, respectively. At that point in the match, two of Butler's seniors then closed out the match as Jocelyn Koester and Kailey Eaton won their matches at the No. 3 and No. 4 spots to clinch the team win.
 
Butler finishes the season with a 5-18 mark.
 
Tennis Match Results
Providence Women's Tennis vs Butler Women's Tennis
Apr 28, 2017 at Cayce, South Carolina
(Cayce Tennis & Fitness Center)
 
Butler Women's Tennis 4, Providence Women's Tennis 1
 
Singles competition
1. Bailey Padgett (BU) def. Risa Takenaka (PC) 6-4, 6-2
2. Rachel Sutton (BU) vs. Amanda Pitocco (PC) 7-6, unfinished
3. Jocelyn Koester (BU) def. Aidan Epstein (PC) 6-0, 6-3
4. Kailey Eaton (BU) def. Katie Marvin (PC) 6-2, 7-5
5. Carla O'Bryne (BU) vs. Katherine DeNucci (PC) 4-6, 6-0, unfinished
6. Nina Bertino (BU) def. Natalie Pitocco (PC) 6-1, 6-0
 
Doubles competition
1. Amanda Pitocco/Aidan Epstein (PC) def. Bailey Padgett/Rachel Sutton (BU) 6-2
2. Jordan Minnick/Jocelyn Koester (BU) def. Katie Marvin/Risa Takenaka (PC) 6-4
3. Katherine DeNucci/Annie DaSilva (PC) def. Kailey Eaton/Callie Schmit (BU) 6-3