Bailey Padgett sends the ball over. Padgett and Jordan Minnick won in No. 1 doubles to help Butler beat DePaul for the first time since 2007. Jimmy Lafakis/Collegian file photo
ASHLEY FULBRIGHT | STAFF REPORTER | afulbrig@butler.edu
The Butler University women’s tennis team defeated DePaul 4-3 on April 7 to improve their record to 9-15. This is Butler’s first time defeating DePaul since 2007.
“The last couple weeks we’ve been really working hard and trying to get just a little bit better,” head coach Tayo Bailey said. “I think all of that training and practice we’ve had with strategy play and specific scenarios like being down in certain situations got them mentally tough and I think in the end we’re just mentally tougher.