Butler leveled its 2018 record at 2-2 with an impressive come-from-behind win on the road at Dayton Friday night.
 
The 4-3 Butler win would come down to the racquet of freshman Michael Dickson at No. 4 singles. The team match was tied 3-3 with Dickson and Dayton's Theo Jener the last court remaining. Dickson pulled out the three-set victory, 7-6, 3-6, 6-2.
 
Setting up the final court, Dayton had won the doubles point and the No. 2 singles match. Butler then responded with a 7-5, 6-3 win by Adrian Mag at No. 5 singles and a three-set victory by Spencer Lang at No. 3 singles to tie the match 2-2.
 
Ari Gerstein's 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 6 singles gave Butler a brief 3-2 win before Dayton won at No. 1 singles to level the match, leading to Dickson's heroics.
 
The Bulldogs return to action Thursday, hosting the University of Indianapolis at the Butler Tennis Bubble. That is the first of three consecutive home matches over the course of three days.
 
Butler 4, Dayton 3
 
Doubles
1) Fisher/Berry (UD) def. Ben Shabat/Gerstein (BUT); 6-4
2) Benjamin/Jener (UD) def. Lang/Dickson (BUT); 6-2
3) Dragos/Sullivan (BUT) def. Karl/Rollhauser; 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
 
Singles
1) Jordan Benjamin def. Aviv Ben Shabat; 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
2) Zach Berry def. Mason Dragos; 6-2, 6-4
3) Spencer Lang def. Carsten Fisher; 6-4, 0-6, 4-6
4) Michael Dickson def. Theo Jener; 7-6, 3-6, 6-2
5) Adrian Mag def. Steven Karl; 7-5, 6-3
6) Ari Gerstein def. Lorenzo Rollhauser; 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 3, 6, 1, 4