The Bulldogs joined a strong field over the weekend at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, home of the Cincinnati Open.
 
The three-day James O'Connell Memorial Tournament drew Butler along with BIG EAST rival Xavier, Ball State, Dayton, Furman, IU Indy, Lipscomb, Northern Kentucky, and Tennessee Tech.
 
Butler's performances were highlighted by Siddhartha Lama and Nicholas Balthazor winning the doubles B Flight, taking four matches along the way. The Butler duos of Nicolas Arts and Rahulniket Konakanchi and Ronin Kasday and Aidan William each posted a pair of wins as well.
 
In singles play, Arts won his first three matches in the B flight before falling in the finals in a match tiebreaker after splitting the first two sets against Dayton's Ridstrom. Konakanchi won three matches to advance to the championship match of the C Flight.
 
The Bulldogs will close out the fall portion of their schedule with the ITA Ohio Valley Regional that begins Oct. 9 on the Purdue campus.
 
2025 James O'Connell Memorial Tournament
Butler Results
 
SINGLES
First Round - Flight A
Snyder (Furman) def. Kasday (Butler), 6-4, 6-3
Baldi (Butler) def. Alvarez (TTU), walkover
 
First Round - Flight B
Ridstrom (UD) def. Shirley (Butler), 7-5, 6-4
Arts (Butler) def. Verdose (Lipscomb), 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (7)
 
First Round - Flight C
Mendibe (UD) def. Lama (Butler), 6-3, 6-4
Konakanchi (Butler) def. Poulos (NKU), 6-4, 6-3
Dore (UD) def. William (Butler), 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (7)
 
First Round - Flight D
Balthazor (Butler) def. Han (Furman), 6-4, 6-3
Singh (Butler) def. Puig (NKU) 6-1, 6-2
 
Second Round – Flight A
Szymczak (Lipscomb) def. Baldi (Butler), 6-3, 6-4
 
Second Round - Flight B
Arts (Butler) def. Sift (Furman), 6-3, 6-1
 
Second Round - Flight C
Konakanchi (Butler) def. Ecarma (Furman), 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (6)
 
Second Round - Flight D
Nolan Hayward (BSU) def. Balthazor (Butler), 2-6, 7-5, 1-0 (7)
Sukkho (IUI) def. Singh (Butler), 6-3, 6-1
 
Semifinals - Flight B
Arts (Butler) def. Bravo (NKU), 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (5)
 
Semifinals - Flight C
Konakanchi (Butler) def. Mendibe (UD), 7-6 (1), 7-6 (2)
 
Final - Flight B
Ridstrom (UD) def. Arts (Butler), 6-0, 6-7 (10), 1-0 (2)
 
Final - Flight C
Dore (UD) def. Konakanchi (Butler), walkover
 
Second Round (Backdraw)
Kasday (Butler) def. Burckhart (TTU), 6-4, 6-4
Dunsirn (IUI) def. Shirley (Butler), WO
Duggal (Furman) def. Lama (Butler) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (7)
Vlahos (Lipscomb) def. William (Butler), 4-6, 6-0, 10-4
 
Third Round (Backdraw)
Kotarski (Xavier) def. Kasday (Butler), 6-3, 6-2
 
Other singles matches
Baldi (Butler) def. Dispas (Furman), 7-6, 6-3
Kasday (Butler) def. Allen (Furman), 6-3, 6-4
Ridstrom (UD) def. Arts (Butler), 6-0, 6-7, 1-0(2)
Lama (Butler) def. Totorica (Xavier), 3-4, retired
Verdese (Lipscomb) def. William (Butler), 6-4, 3-0, retired
Pettingell (Xavier) def. Balthazor (Butler), 6-1, 6-4
Baldi (Butler) def. Drew Hayward (BSU), 6-2, 6-1
Lama (Butler) def. Fletcher (BSU), 6-2, 7-6
William (Butler) def. Salvador (NKU), 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (5)
 
DOUBLES
First Round - Flight A
Synder/Han (Furman) def. Arts/Konakanchi (Butler), 6-4
Alvarez/Spaks (TTU) def. Baldi/Singh (Butler), 6-2
 
First Round - Flight B
Shirley/Kasday (Butler) adv. on bye
Balthazor/Lama (Butler) def. Yepez/Oshavie (TTU), 6-3
 
Quarterfinals - Flight B
Sukkho/Mercer (IUI) def. William/Kasday (Butler), 6-1
Balthazor/Lama (Butler) def. Joly/Sift (Furman), 6-4
 
Semifinals - Flight B
Balthazor/Lama (Butler) def. Mendibe/Nygaard (UD), 6-3
 
Final - Flight B
Balthazor/Lama (Butler) def. Ecarma/Duggal (Furman), 6-4
 
DOUBLES BACKDRAW
Arts/Konakanchi (Butler) def. Milette/Drew Hayward (BSU), 6-1
Perlov/Szymcaek (Lipscomb) def. Baldi/Singh (Butler), 6-3
Arts/Konakanchi (Butler) def. Dore/Ridstrom (UD), 6-3
William/Kasday (Butler) def. Campbell/Grossman (Xavier), 6-4
Pimenta/Salvador (NKU) def. Baldi/Singh (Butler), 6-4
Mendibe/Nygaard (UD) def. Arts/Konakanchi (Butler), 7-6
William/Kasday (Butler) def. Joly/Sift (Furman), 7-5