INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—Villanova (2-11) scored its only point of the match with a victory at No. 4 singles and fell by a final score of 6-1 to a hot Butler (9-7) squad which won its fifth straight match inside the Butler Bubble on Saturday afternoon. Senior Matthew Jones (Dallas, Texas) was a winner from the fourth spot in the lineup to earn his 14^th singles victory of the year.
 
Jones went to a tiebreaker in the first set against Borja Miralles but eventually came away with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 decision in straight sets. He improved to 14-12 in singles matches this season while tallying his third dual victory in the No. 4 lineup spot. Jones is tied for the team lead in singles play on the year, while his combined 24 victories in singles and doubles matches give him the team lead outright.
 
The host Bulldogs won the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches to take an early 1-0 lead in the team score, while the No. 1 doubles match featuring Jones and Suarez against Michael Dickson and Drew Michael was not played to completion. The closest singles match on Saturday aside from Jones' win came at No. 2 singles where junior Justin Suarez (Manila, Philippines) matched up with Alvaro Huete Vadillo and was narrowly defeated by set scores of 6-4 and 6-2.
 
Villanova returns to action at home this Wednesday with a 2 p.m. match against St. John's.