The Butler men's tennis team fell 3-4 to Lipscomb in a match that came down to the wire in Nashville, Tenn. The Bison remain undefeated (9-0) as the Bulldogs move to 11-6.

Lipscomb came out swinging, taking the No. 2 and No. 3 flights for the first point. The Bison also led in the No. 1 doubles when the No. 3 flight completed.

Lipscomb held strong at the start of singles play, taking the No. 3 and No. 2 spots in straight sets. Down 0-3, the Bulldogs were in a must-win situation.

Thomas Brennan kept the Bulldogs alive, getting Butler its first win of the match in the top flight. Ryan Roegner continued the Bulldogs charge with a straight set win (6-1, 7-5) in the No. 6 flight.

Filip Tensing evened the match at 3-3, fighting back for a third-set victory in the No. 4 flight after dropping the first. Tensing won the second two sets 7-6, 7-6, going three and four in break points, respectively.

The match came down to the No. 5 flight. Freshman Olof Wiklund won the first set, 7-5, before falling 6-4 in the next two, giving Lipscomb a 4-3 victory.

The Bulldogs take the court again tomorrow to wrap up a two-game weekend in Nashville, Tenn. Butler will take on Belmont at 1 p.m.
 
Lipscomb 4, Butler 3
Doubles (order of finish: 2, 3)

1. Chaw/Caffarena (LU) led Brennan/Huete, 5-2
2. Ortegon/Uribe (LU) def. Tensing/Wiklund, 6-2
3. Garcia-Nieto/Penny (LU) def. Michael Trimpe, 6-2

Singles (order of finish: 3, 2, 1, 6, 4, 5)

1. Brennan (BU) def. Chaw, 6-4, 7-5
2. Caffarena (LU) def. Huete, 6-2, 6-4
3. Ortegon (LU) def. Michael, 6-3, 6-4
4. Tensing (BU) def. Uribe, 3-6, 7-6, 7-6
5. Boganovich (LU) def. Wilund, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
6. Roegner (BU) def. Garcia-Nieto, 6-1, 7-5