INDIANAPOLIS - The men's tennis team took their first loss of the season to Division I opponent Butler University, losing a close 4-3 decision at the Butler Bubble. The loss moves Greyhounds record to 3-1 this spring.

To open the match, the Hounds earned the first win in doubles, but were unable to capitalize in the No .1 and 3 slots. Magnus Mueller and Christoph Drechsler defeated Butler's Michael Dickson and Spencer Lang 6-4. Dario Huber and Renato Lima partnered up, as did Nils Hoffacker and Matej Kostadinov. Both pairs took 6-4 losses. The majority win by Butler gave the Bulldogs a 1-0 lead heading into the singles competition.

Hoffacker's 6-3, 6-0 win in the No .1 singles slot over Mason Dragos tied the overall team score at 1-1. Dickson of Butler then followed with a victory over Drechsler, 7-5, 6-4. Lima's match against Ben Shabat went to three sets, but the Greyhound eventually added another victory to the team score for UIndy. 

A win in No. 3 singles from Lang over Huber, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2, allowed for Butler to take a 3-2 overall with two matches to go. Mueller tied the team score at 3-3 with a tight 7-6(7), 7-6(0) victory over Adrian Mag. The deciding match was between Ari Gerstein of Butler and Greyhound Matteo Videau. Videau started strong, earning a 6-4 victory in the first set, but fell 6-3 in second. Gerstein capitalized with a 7-5 win in the final set to give Butler the 4-3 win.

The Greyhounds will take on another DI team in Youngstown State Saturday, Feb. 10 at 9 a.m. at Butler.