The Bulldogs opened their Spring Break trip with a strong performance at the Pacific Coast Men's Doubles Championships, hosted at the La Jolla Beach Tennis Club in California.
 
Butler's top doubles team of Thomas Brennan and Alvaro Huete Vadillo won four matches to advance to the quarterfinals of the event.
 
The Bulldogs will continue Spring Break play in California with matches against a pair of BIG EAST opponents who are also spending time on the west coast. Butler will match up with Villanova Tuesday before playing Georgetown Wednesday.
 
Full Butler Results
 
Thomas Brennan and Alvaro Huete Vadillo
Round of 128 – def. Jayson Blando and Michael Blando, 3-5, 4-0, 1-0 (7-5)
Round of 64 – def. Brett Masi and Jaxson Masi, 4-2, 4-2
Round of 32 – def. Nicolas Steiglehner and Bjorn Swenson, 5-3, 1-4, 1-0 (7-4)
Round of 16 – def. Bradley Frye and Makk Pater, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4)
Quarterfinals – lost to Daniel DeJonge and Tim Zeitvogel, 7-6 (4), 7-5
 
Nicolas Arts and Borja Miralles
Round of 128 – def. Dylan Paterson and Alexander Guajardo, 5-3, 4-1
Round of 64 – def. Stefan Leustian and Gianluca Ballotta, 4-1, 2-4, 1-0 (7-3)
Round of 32 – lost to Maximilian Homberg and Eero Vasa, 4-2, 4-2
 
Zach Trimpe and Aidan William
Round of 128 – def. Kevin Mullins and Conor Mullins, 4-0, 4-1
Round of 64 – lost to Hudson Rivera and Chase Thompson, 4-1, 4-2
 
Patrick Joss and Rahulniket Konakanchi
Round of 128 – lost to Mitchell Davis and Andrei Volgin, 4-2, 2-4, 1-0 (7-3)
Consolation – lost to Ethan Schiffman and Sean Hill, 4-2, 4-1
 
Michael Karr (playing with Leonardo Linquet)
Round of 128 – lost to Eric Hadigian and Maximilian Wuelfing, 4-5 (4), 5-3, 1-0 (7-3)
Consolation – lost to Petar Petrovic and Abraham Wojtalik, 4-1, 5-3