The Butler women's tennis team posted a 4-3 win over Dayton in their first outdoor match, moving to 3-3 overall and improving to 3-1 at home. The Bulldogs returned to action at on Saturday after a two-week paused due to COVID-related issues within the men's and women's tennis teams. 

How It Happened:
Lauryn Padgett and Lauren Marx won the lone set of doubles for the Bulldogs 6-2, as the Flyers claimed the No. 1 and No. 2 spots to take the first big point of the match. 

In singles, No. 1 Natalie Boesing, No. 2 Lauryn Padgett, No. 3 Delaney Schurhamer, and No. 6 Lauren Marx won their respective flights versus the Flyers. Boesing, Schurhamer and Marx all claimed straight set wins, while Padgett fought back from a first set loss to force a third set. 

The win in the No. 3 doubles and No. 6 flight came in Marx's first lineup appearance for the Bulldogs this season.

Looking ahead, Butler will host Western Kentucky on Friday, March 26, which was rescheduled match from Feb. 27. 

Butler 4, Dayton 3

Doubles (order of finish: 3,1,2)

1. Kompa/Hamilton (DAYTON) def. Boesing/Monesmith (BUT) 6-1
2. Wojcikiewicz/Stanton (DAYTON) def. Linn/Schurhamer (BUT) 6-3
3. Padgett/Marx (BUT) def. Pleiman/DeMarco (DAYTON) 6-2

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

1. Boesing (BUT) def. Wojcikiewicz (DAYTON) 6-4, 6-1
2. Padgett (BUT) def. Kompa (DAYTON) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
3. Schurhamer (BUT) def. Hamilton (DAYTON) 6-0, 6-0
4. DeMarco (DAYTON) def. Linn (BUT) 3-6, 3-6
5. Pleiman (DAYTON) def. Leblebijian (BUT) 2-6, 6-2, 0-1
6. Marx (BUT) def. Ghidotti (DAYTON) 6-4, 6-0