Men's Tennis Sends Seniors Off With Victory Against Butler

CINCINNATI – The Xavier men's tennis team honored its seniors today as XU defeated BIG EAST foe Butler in its final match of the regular season. The Musketeers got off to a quick start, obtaining the doubles point with wins at the no. 2 and 3 spots before ramping up the skill to tack on three more victories in singles for a 4-1 win at home.

The men's tennis team will be back in action April 28-May 1 at the BIG EAST Championship. Play will be held at the Cayce Tennis & Fitness Center in Cayce, S.C. More information regarding the BIG EAST tournament will be available on GoXavier.com and BIGEAST.com.

Quick facts and scores can be found below.

Quick Facts

Xavier now stands 11-8 (.579) this spring season.
57-46 in singles compeition and 24-23 in doubles competition.
The Musketeers are 6-1 when playing at home this season, 4-7 when away, 1-0 when nuetral, and 3-3 (.500) in conference play.
Arthur Stefani now stands 16-3 in singles competition (lead team) and also has a three match win streak pending.
Jeremy Schneider shas a two match win streak pending.
Zach Mueck and Matt Bishop now stand 6-7 in doubles competition and also have a two match win snapped.
Seniors Brian Carman and Zach Mueck will depart Xavier on a winning note, assisting in defeating Butler, 4-1, this afternoon.

Doubles
1. Mikheil Khmiadashvili/Mason Dragos (BU) def. Zach Mueck/Matt Bishop (XU) 7-6 (5)
2. Jeremy Schneider/Brian Carman (XU) def. Ari Gerstein/Alex Woldmoe 7-6 (2)
3. Gabriel Chaves Araujo/Arthur Stefani (XU) def. Spencer Lang (BU) 7-5

Singles
1. Mason Dragos (BU) def. Zach Mueck (XU) 7-5, 6-3
2. Jeremy Schneider (XU) vs. Mikheil Khmiadashvili (BU) DNF 7-5, 2-0
3. Matt Bishop (XU) def. Ari Gerstein (BU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Arthur Stefani (XU) def. Spencer Lang (BU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Gabriel Chaves Araujo (XU) def. Adrian Mag (BU) 7-5, 6-2
6. Trent Smith (XU) vs. Alex Woldmoe (BU) DNF 6-3, 5-2

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