Butler dropped a close 4-3 result Saturday afternoon at DePaul.

The Bulldogs now stand at 13-6 on the season.

Butler opened the match by taking the doubles point with wins on the first and third courts. Mason Dragos and Aviv Ben Shabat won, 6-3, at No. 1 doubles, while Adrian Mag and Ari Gerstein combined on a 6-1 win at No. 3 doubles.

In singles action, Mag picked up a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 5 singles to give Butler a brief 2-1 lead. DePaul took the next two matches for a 3-2 advantage.

Ben Shabat would be the next Bulldog to finish, taking his match at No. 3 singles over Tamas Zador by a score of 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. That would level the team result at 3-3.

DePaul's Christopher Casati was then able to pull out a hard-fought three-set win over Spencer Lang for the deciding result.

The Bulldogs finish off regular season play next weekend, hosting Xavier at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The match is scheduled for Butler's outdoor courts.

Singles

1. Boris Spanjaard (DePaul) def. Mason Dragos, 6-2, 6-0
2. Alex Galoustian (DePaul) def. Michael Dickson, 2-6, 6-1, 7-5
3. Aviv Ben Shabat (Butler) def. Tamas Zador, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. Christopher Casati (DePaul) def. Spencer Lang, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
5. Adrian Mag (Butler) def. Luuk Wassenaar, 6-2, 6-3
6. Tripp Tuff (DePaul) def. Ari Gerstein, 7-6 (5), 6-2

Doubles

1. Dragos/Ben Shabat (Butler) def. Spanjaard/Galoustian, 6-3
2. Casati/Wassenaar (DePaul) def. Dickson/Lang, 6-4
3. Gerstein/Mag (Butler) def. Tonejc/Zador, 6-1