Men's Tennis Falls to Butler in Final Match of Regular Season

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's tennis fell on Senior Day to BIG EAST rival Butler, 5-2, on April 22 at the Jim and Mary Brockhoff Family Tennis Facility.

Seniors Matt Bishop and Jeremy Schneider were recognized for their hard work throughout their years on the team in a post game ceremony. The Musketeers picked up one singles win and two doubles match victories. In singles play, Gabriel Araujo won in No. 5 singles, 7-5, 6-3.

Araujo and Bishop won in No. 1 doubles, 6-3. At No. 3 doubles, Trent Smith and Jack Dykema won 6-1.

The Musketeers finished the spring 2017 season with a 7-13 record. Xavier went 2-2 in BIG EAST conference play this season.

The team will travel to Cayce, S.C., on April 27-30 to compete in the BIG EAST Tournament.

SINGLES

1. Aviv Ben Shabat (BU) def. Matt Bishop (XU) 6-3, 6-4
2. Mason Dragos (BU) def. Jermey Schneider (XU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Mikheil Khmiadashvili (BU) def. Jack Dykema (XU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
4. Spencer Lang (BU) def. Trent Smith (XU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Gabriel Araujo (XU) def. Ari Gerstein (BU) 7-5, 6-3
6. Temilope Adelakun (BU) def. Connor LaFavre (XU) 6-3, 7-6(3)

DOUBLES

1. Gabriel Araujo/Matt Bishop (XU) def. Spencer Lang/Mason Dragos (BU) 6-3
2. Mikheil Khmiadashvili/ Aviv Ben Shabat (BU) def. Jeremy Schneider/ Connor LaFavre (XU) 6-2
3. Trent Smith/Jack Dykema (XU) def. Ari Gerstein/ Temilope Adelakun (BU) 6-1

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