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Illinois State Narrowly Gets by @ButlerWTennis, 4-3



Butler nearly defeated Illinois State Friday afternoon at the Butler Bubble as the team match came down to the final court. The visiting Redbirds were able to come away with a tightly-contested 4-3 win.

After the Redbirds swept the doubles point, the Bulldogs made waves in singles. On the No. 1 court, Bailey Padgett disposed of Marcia Tere-Apisah in straight sets. Jocelyn Koester and Kailey Eaton both rebounded after dropping the opening set to win their respective matches at No. 3 and No. 4 singles.

After losing the first set in a tiebreaker, Butler's Lauryn Padgett was forced to retire down 5-6 in the second set. That proved to be the clinching point for Illinois State.

Butler returns to action Saturday with a pair of home matches. The Bulldogs host Dayton at 9 a.m., and then turn around for a 5 p.m. match with Indiana Wesleyan.

Singles
  1. Bailey Padgett (Butler) def. Marcia Tere-Apisah, 7-5, 6-1
  2. Jelena Karla Vujicic (ISU) def. Rachel Sutton, 7-5, 6-2
  3. Jocelyn Koester (Butler) def. Jana Kustkova, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
  4. Kailey Eaton (Butler) def. Gabriela Sprague, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
  5. Valerija Gercar (ISU) def. Lauryn Padgett, 7-6 (5), 6-5 (ret.)
  6. Andrea Beneroso (ISU) def. Nina Bertino, 6-4, 7-6 (2)
Doubles
  1. Tere-Apisah/Vujicic (ISU) def. B. Padgett/Sutton, 6-1
  2. Kustkova/Sprague (ISU) def. Eaton/Koester, 6-2
  3. Gercar/Beneroso (ISU) def. Minnick/McAuley, 6-3
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Players Mentioned

Kailey Eaton

Kailey Eaton

Senior
Jocelyn Koester

Jocelyn Koester

Senior
Bailey Padgett

Bailey Padgett

Junior
Rachel Sutton

Rachel Sutton

Junior
Nina Bertino

Nina Bertino

Freshman
Lauryn Padgett

Lauryn Padgett

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kailey Eaton

Kailey Eaton

Senior
Jocelyn Koester

Jocelyn Koester

Senior
Bailey Padgett

Bailey Padgett

Junior
Rachel Sutton

Rachel Sutton

Junior
Nina Bertino

Nina Bertino

Freshman
Lauryn Padgett

Lauryn Padgett

Freshman
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