Butler sophomore Evan Kowalski returns a shot during his match with North Hills' Rob Litz Monday. Kowalski won 6-1, 6-0 to lead the Golden Tornado to a 3-2 victory.

Matt Slamecka, Evan Kowalski and Stefan Kemp each captured their singles matches to lead the Butler tennis team to a 3-2 victory over visiting North Hills in a mutual season opener Monday.

Singles: Matt Slamecka (B) def. Mike Pappas 6-1, 6-0; Evan Kowalski (B) def. Rob Litz 6-1, 6-0; Stefan Kemp (B) def. Mike Stettner 6-2, 6-1

Doubles: Greg Sencak/Pat Driscoll (NH) def. Andrew Sykes/Kemper May 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; Sam Uhler/Alex Evans (NH) def. Andrew Hazlett/Matt Fend 6-2, 6-2