The Bulldogs continued fall play over the weekend in East Lansing, Mich., joined a number of teams for the MSU Spartan Invitational.
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Butler was joined by four Big Ten schools in host Michigan State, Iowa, Northwestern and Ohio State, as well as BIG EAST rival DePaul, as well as Eastern Michigan.
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In the C Singles flight,
Chase Metcalf opened play with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Kseniia Saenko of Eastern Michigan. Metcalf closed out the tournament Sunday with a thrilling 7-6 (5), 6-7 (8), 7-5 win over Iowa's Nikita Vishwase.
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Sunday also saw
Norah Balthazor knock off Saenko by a score of 7-5, 6-2.
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Lauren Cook picked up a convincing 6-2, 6-1 win over Michigan State's Sarah Fazlagic in Flight E. Also in Flight E play,
Emma Beavin fought back after losing the first set to knock off Regina Mendez of Eastern Michigan, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
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In doubles play, the Butler duos of
Emma Beavin and Balthazor, and
Katie Beavin and
Elle Martin both picked up two wins. Cook and
Jordan Schildcrout teamed up for a win as well.
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The Bulldogs are slated to close out the fall portion of their schedule during the upcoming weekend (Nov. 8-10) at the Western Michigan Invitational.
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