ORLANDO, Fla. – The Creighton women's tennis team narrowly fell to Butler, 4-3 during a BIG EAST match at the USTA National Campus on Wednesday afternoon in Orlando, Florida.
The Bluejays drop to 11-3 on the year and 2-2 in BIG EAST play, while Butler improved to 5-9 overall and 2-1 in league action.
Wednesday's match needed eight matches to decide a winner, including a dramatic three-set match at the No. 4 singles to end the match.
Freshman Ana Paula Martinez controlled the opening frame at the No. 4 singles position with a 6-2 win but Butler's Norah Balthazor knotted the match with a 6-3 win in the second set.