The Butler men's tennis team upset the top seed, Creighton, 4-1 in the semifinal of the BIG EAST tournament on Saturday. The conference final tomorrow against St. John's will be Butler's first since winning in 2017.
 
The doubles point went in favor of Butler creating an early 1-0 lead. Thomas Brennan and Alvaro Huete Vadillo won their fourth consecutive match from the No. 1 while Borja Miralles and Nicolas Arts swept their opponents at the No. 2.
 
The Bulldogs clinched the victory with three singles points. Patrick Joss got Butler started with a commanding 6-2, 6-2 straight set win at the No. 5. 
 
Huete Vadillo put Butler at match point with a straight set win of his own from the No. 2 court. The first set ended 7-5 with the second being a more comfortable 6-1. 
 
Just minutes later, Brennan extended his win streak to eight from the No. 1 and clinched the semifinal win for the Bulldogs. The senior edged out a close first set before taking a controlling 6-2 second set. 
 
The championship match against St. John's is set to begin at 1 p.m. Follow the action live on FloSports with a link available on ButlerSports.com.
 
Match Results – Butler vs. Creighton
 
Singles: 
 
1. Thomas Brennan (BU) def. Matthew Lanahan (CU) – 7-6, 6-2
2. Alvaro Huete Vadillo (BU) def. Casey Ross (CU) – 7-5, 6-1
3. Alejandro Gandini (CU) def. Borja Miralles (BU) – 6-3, 6-3
4. Rahulniket Konakanchi (BU) vs. Oscar Alvarez (CU) – 3-6, 6-1, 1-1, unfinished
5. Patrick Joss (BU) def. Shin Inoue (CU) – 6-2, 6-2
6. Nicolas Arts (BU) vs. Kirtan Patel (CU) – 7-5, 4-3, unfinished

Doubles: 

1. Thomas Brennan/Alvaro Huete Vadillo (BU) def. Alejandro Gandini/Matthew Lanahan (CU) – 6-3
2.  Borja Miralles/Nicolas Arts (BU) def. Kirtan Patel/Casey Ross (CU) – 6-0
3. Oscar Alvarez/Zachary Kuo (CU) def. Rahulniket Konakanchi/Patrick Joss (BU) – 6-4