On Sunday afternoon, the Butler men's tennis team suffered its third consecutive loss, this time at the hands of Cleveland State. The loss drops the Bulldogs to 3-9 on the season.

The Vikings took the doubles point with victories on courts one and three. In singles play, Siddhartha Lama earned the lone point for Butler with a straight-set win on court six. The junior has been a bright spot for the Dawgs, posting a 7-5 record in singles play to start the spring season. Cleveland State won the remaining five singles matches to secure the 6-1 victory. 

Butler returns home on Friday, March 6, when they take on crosstown foe IU Indy. First serve is set for 3 p.m. from IRC Dean Road.

CLEVELAND STATE 6, BUTLER 1

Singles (order of finish: 5, 3, 2, 4, 6, 1)
1. Lincoln Battle (CSU) def. Ronin Kasday (BUT), 6-4, 4-6, 1-0(8)
2. Carl Gedlitschka (CSU) def. Riccardo Baldi (BUT), 6-2, 7-5
3. Nico Jamison (CSU) def. Nicolas Arts (BUT), 6-4, 6-3
4. Cole Chappell (CSU) def. Nicholas Shirley (BUT), 6-2, 7-5
5. Devin Boyer (CSU) def. Rahulniket Konakanchi (BUT), 6-2, 7-5
6. Siddhartha Lama (BUT) def. Tristan Stine (CSU), 6-4, 7-6(2)

Doubles (order of finish: 3, 1)
1. Lincoln Battle/Carl Gedlitschka (CSU) def. Nicolas Arts/Rahulniket Konakanchi (BUT), 6-4
2. Cole Chappell/Nico Jamison (CSU) vs. Riccardo Baldi/Arnesh Singh (BUT), 6-5, unfinished
3. Devin Boyer/Tristan Stine (CSU) def. Nicholas Balthazor/Ronin Kasday (BUT), 6-2