The Butler men's tennis team dropped their match at Notre Dame on Sunday, 4-3. The result concludes non-conference play for the Bulldogs and moves them to 11-9 on the season.
 
The Fighting Irish created an early lead after earning the doubles point. Courts two and three went Notre Dame's way while the No. 1 went unfinished. 
 
In singles, the six matches were split between the two with Butler taking the top half and Notre Dame taking the bottom. 
 
Butler's top singles player Thomas Brennan continued his recent success with a win in two sets. Brennan has now won his last four and is 13-5 overall from the No.1 position. Alvaro Huete Vadillo matched Brennan's performance with a straight set win of his own at the No. 2. Borja Miralles was victorious in a comeback at the third court to round out the top half singles sweep. 
 
Up next, Butler will look for their third conference win of the season when they meet up with Xavier on Saturday, April 8 at the Outdoor Tennis Courts.
 
Match Results – Butler vs. Notre Dame
 
Singles: 
 
1. Thomas Brennan (BU) def. Addy Vashistha (ND) - 6-4, 6-1
2.  Alvaro Huete Vadillo (BU) def. Connor Fu (ND) 6-4, 6-2
3.  Borja Miralles (BU) def. Jean-Marc Malkowski (ND) - 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
4.  Yu Zhang (ND) def. Rahulniket Konakanchi (BU) - 6-0, 6-1
5.  Jameson Corsillo (ND) def. Patrick Joss (BU) – 6-2, 6-3
6.  Brian Bilsey (ND) def. Nicolas Arts (BU) - 6-2, 7-6

Doubles: 

1. Connor Fu/Matt Halpin (ND) vs. Thomas Brennan/Alvaro Huete Vadillo (BU) - 5-3 (unfinished)
2. Evan Lee/Yu Zhang (ND) def. Borja Miralles/Nicolas Arts (BU) - 6-2 
3. Noah Becker/Brian Bilsey (ND) def.  Rahulniket Konakanchi/Patrick Joss (BU) - 6-4