Results

Butler's 2024 season came to a close Thursday morning in Cayce, S.C., as the Bulldogs fell to Marquette in the opening round of the 2024 BIG EAST Tournament.
 
Marquette, the No. 8 seed in the tournament, pulled out a tightly-contested 4-2 result over the ninth-seeded Bulldogs. Marquette advances to play No. 1 seed Xavier Friday.
 
The Golden Eagles won the doubles point and took straight-set wins in singles on the third and sixth courts. Butler's Delaney Schurhamer countered with a straight-set win at No. 2 singles over Emma Davis (7-5, 6-3).
 
The remaining three matches would each go to a third set. Norah Balthazor won 2-6, 7-5, 6-0 at No. 4 singles over Sarah Badawi for Butler's second win of the morning. Natalie Boesing's match at No. 1 singles was still in progress in a third set as the team result was decided.
 
The clincher for Marquette came on the fifth court as Tiana Windbuchler took a 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 win over Elle Martin.
 
The Bulldogs, under the leadership of first-year coach Stephanie Wooten-Quijada, finished the 2024 season with a 12-11 overall record. Boesing and Schurhamer will graduate, but the team returns a talented young nucleus for 2025 and beyond.

Results

SINGLES
1. Natalie Boesing (BUT) vs. Emilijia Kojcic (MU), unfinished
2. Delaney Schurhamer (BUT) def. Emma Davis (MU), 7-5, 6-3
3. Andie Weise (MU) def. Chase Metcalf (BUT), 6-1, 6-3
4. Norah Balthazor (BUT) def. Sarah Badwai (MU), 2-6, 7-5, 6-0
5. Tiana Windbuchler (MU) def. Elle Martin (BUT), 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
6. Tiera Jarmond (MU) def. Katie Beavin (BUT), 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)

DOUBLES 
1. Kaiser/Weise (MU) def. Boesing/Metcalf (BUT), 6-3
2. Davis/Windbuchler (MU) def Schurhamer/Schildcrout (BUT), unfinished 
3. Jarmond/Kojcic (MU) def. Balthazor/Cook (BUT), 6-1