Butler won its third straight match and ran its 2018 record to 4-2 with a win over Youngstown State Friday afternoon at the Butler Tennis Bubble in Indianapolis.
The Bulldogs took all the matches in the 7-0 decision.
At No. 1 singles,
Mason Dragos pulled out a three-set win over YSU's Joao Garretto, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. Earlier in the day, he teamed with
Aviv Ben Shabat for a 6-0 win at No. 1 doubles.
Ben Shabat also won his singles match, taking the No. 2 court in a third-set match tiebreaker against Vasilis Vardakis.
Spencer Lang,
Michael Dickson,
Adrian Mag and
Ari Gerstein each won in straight sets at the No. 3 through No. 6 singles spots, respectively. Dickson and Lang also won at No. 2 doubles, clinching the doubles point for the Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs are back in action Saturday, concluding a three-match homestand with a 2 p.m. match against Valparaiso.
Singles
- Mason Dragos (Butler) def. Joao Garretto, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
- Aviv Ben Shabat (Butler) def. Vasilis Vardakis, 6-7 (6), 7-5, 1-0 (7)
- Spencer Lang (Butler) def. Danylo Veremeichuk, 6-4, 6-2
- Michael Dickson (Butler) def. Yossi Dahan, 6-0, 6-1
- Adrian Mag (Butler) def. Bassem El Mekawi, 6-4, 6-1
- Ari Gerstein (Butler) def. Matthew Kritzinger, 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
- Ben Shabat/Dragos (Butler) def. Kritzinger/Vardakis, 6-0
- Dickson/Lang (Butler) def. El Mekawi/Garretto, 6-2
- Gerstein/Mag (Butler) led Dahan/Veremeichuk, 4-3 (unfinished)
