The Bulldogs tallied another non-conference win Wednesday afternoon, defeating Ball State, 6-1. Butler battled to earn the doubles point and took five singles wins to earn the victory.

The doubles point came down to the No. 3 court with Thomas Brennan and Ryan Roegner defeating Chris Adams and Conner Andersen in the tiebreaker 7-6 (3). Mason Dragos and Michael Dickson took the other doubles win at the No. 1 court to put the Bulldogs up. At the No. 2 spot, Aviv Ben Shabat and Adrian Mag  battled Tom Carney and Thibault De Negri, but ultimately fell, 7-5.

Brennan took the first win in singles play for the Bulldogs with a straight set victory over Marko Guzina, 7-6, 6-0. Dickson, playing in the No. 5 spot, followed it up with another straight set win over Andersen, 6-3, 6-4.

To clinch the match, Ben Shabat took down De Negri 6-2, 6-4. Roegner saw success at the No. 6 court, beating Carney in the first set after four tiebreakers, 7-6. He followed it up with a 6-2 second set win.  Mag was the last Bulldog to finish, coming from behind to defeat Chris Adams 0-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Butler will play two home matches this weekend, hosting Xavier on April 5 at 3 p.m. and UIC on April 6.
 
Butler 6, Ball State 1

Singles competition

1. Nemanja Guzina (BSU) def. Mason Dragos (BUTLER) 7-6, 6-4
2. Thomas Brennan (BUTLER) def. Marko Guzina (BSU) 7-6 (5), 6-0
3. Aviv Ben Shabat (BUTLER) def. Thibault De Negri (BSU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Adrian Mag (BUTLER) def. Chris Adams (BSU) 0-6, 6-4, 6-2
5. Michael Dickson (BUTLER) def. Conner Andersen (BSU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Ryan Roegner (BUTLER) def. Tom Carney (BSU) 7-6 (4), 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Mason Dragos/Michael Dickson (BUTLER) def. Nemanja Guzina/Marko Guzina (BSU) 6-1
2. Tom Carney/Thibault De Negri (BSU) def. Adrian Mag/Aviv Ben Shabat (BUTLER) 7-5
3. Thomas Brennan/Ryan Roegner (BUTLER) def. Chris Adams/Conner Andersen (BSU) 7-6 (3)

Match Notes:
Butler 16-6
Ball State 10-11
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,5,3,1,6,4)