CAYCE, S.C. – Seven teams advance to the Saturday semifinals of the 2017 BIG EAST Tennis Championship presented by Jeep after a full day of quarterfinal action produced some outstanding tennis.
The day opened with three men’s matches at 9 a.m., setting the courts for a competitive day of BIG EAST Tennis. Top-seeded DePaul took down No. 8 Creighton 4-0 after securing the doubles point and recording wins in the No. 1, 3 and 6 positions, all in straight sets.
No. 3 Butler and No. 6 Villanova followed with a back-and-forth battle as the teams made it a one-point match.