The Butler women's tennis team moved to 6-6 on the year after a 7-0 sweep over DePauw (3-4) on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at the Butler Bubble.
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The No. 2 pair of
Emily Neal and
Kendal Wilby got things started for the Bulldogs, posting a 6-2 victory. At the No. 3 spot,
Natale Corrigan and
Lauren Marx also notched a 6-2 win to clinch the first point of the evening, while the No. 1 doubles went unfinished.
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The Bulldogs went on to sweep the singles in sequential order.
Lauryn Padgett and
Nina Bertino down the top flights in dominant fashion. Padgett went 6-2 ahead in both sets, and Bertino went 6-1, 6-2.
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Wilby won the No. 3 flight in straight sets (6-4, 6-4) and
Caroline McAuley came back from a 3-6 first set loss take the next two sets 6-2, 6-1.
Hallie Leblebijian and Marx closed out the clean sweep with wins in the No. 5 and No. 6 flights, respectively.
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The Bulldogs are back at the Bubble on Saturday, Feb. 29 to host Northern Illinois at 11 a.m.
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Butler 7, DePauw 0
Doubles (order of finish: 2, 3)
- Breda-Love (DePauw) led Padgett-Monesmith, 5-2 (unfinished)
- Neal-Wilby (BU) def. Showalter-Friedrich, 6-2
- Corrigan-Marx (BU) def. Haigh-DiBaise, 6-2
Singles (order of finish: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- Padgett (BU) def. Showalter, 6-2, 6-2
- Bertino (BU) def. Breda, 6-1, 6-2
- Wilby (BU) def. Friedrich, 6-4, 6-4
- McAuley (BU) def. Love, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
- Leblebijian (BU) def. Haigh, 6-2, 6-3
- Marx (BU) def. Shaw, 6-3, 6-2