Ty Butler
Ty Butler
  • Weight:
    0
  • Hometown:
    Wadesville, Ind.
  • Year:
    SO
  • High School:
    North Posey H.S.

Bio

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2012-13: Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honoree. ... Tied school record with 11 singles wins. ... Finished season with 11-5 singles record playing primarily No. 2 singles. ... Posted 9-7 record at No. 1 doubles with partner Josh Hollingsworth. ... Won in three sets at No. 2 singles to clinch team win against Oakland City University on March 30. ... Put together four-match singles winning streak in early April. ... KIAC Player of the Week for week of March 11.

2011-12: IU East's first All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honoree after posting team-best six singles wins and seven doubles wins. ... Played all 19 matches at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles. ... Won combined eight of 12 singles and doubles matches between April 9 and April 23. ... Won in singles and doubles six times.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played No. 1 doubles for North Posey High School (Ind.). ... Helped North Posey win three consecutive Indiana sectional titles. ... All-conference selection.

ALL ABOUT TY

AREA OF STUDY: Business and/or communication

WHY TY CHOSE IU EAST: Small campus with the chance to compete at the national level yearly

MOST MEMORABLE TENNIS MOMENT: Winning sectional championship match in under a half-hour two years in a row

PARENTS: Tim and Anna Butler

SIBLINGS: Jason and Grant Butler