The women's tennis team fell 1-6 to the University of Indianapolis on Friday, Jan. 31 at the Butler Bubble.
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The Bulldogs (4-3) battled in doubles, but ultimately lost by a small margin. The Greyhounds took the first doubles match in the No. 3 flight, as the team of
Emily Neal/
Kendal Wilby fell 3-6.
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Butler bounced back with a No. 2 victory from
Sara Linn/
Logan White (6-4). The top-flight team of
Lauryn Padgett/
Sarah Monesmith narrowly fell in a 6-7 decision to give Indianapolis the first point of the match.
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In singles, the Greyhounds sweep four of six matches. Linn recorded the only Bulldogs win in the No. 5 flight (6-7, 6-2, 10-4).
Hallie Leblebijian also went the distance in the No. 6 singles, but could not close out the final set.
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The Bulldogs take the court tomorrow against Western Michigan, with the match time set for 1 p.m. at the Butler Bubble.
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Indianapolis 6, Butler 1
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Doubles (order of finish: 3, 2, 1)
Alekseeva/Kovikova def. Padgett/Monesmith, 7-6
White/Linn def. Kislitskaya/Solnyshkina, 6-4
Demchenko/Valiavea def. Neal/Wilby, 6-3
Singles (order of finish: 3, 1, 2, 4, 6, 5)
Alekseeva def. White, 6-0, 6-1
Novikova def. Padgett, 6-4, 6-2
Kislitskaya def. Neal, 6-2, 6-0
Solnyshkina def. Bertino, 6-2, 6-3
Linn def. Demchenko, 6-7, 6-2, 10-4
Valiaeva def. Leblebijian, 4-6, 6-1, 10-4
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