A swarm of bees forced a nearly two-hour disruption to the quarterfinal match between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev at the BNP Paribas open on Thursday.

Players swatted at the bees buzzing around them before running for cover resulting in the 1 hour and 48 minute delay. Alcaraz went on to win 6-3, 6-1 once the game resumed. 

As for the bees, officials believe they were attracted to an overhead camera possibly resembling a hive. 

In St. Paul, The Tommie Softball team will play their second game of the season against the hosting Boise State Broncos at 1:00 today. Boise State came out with a 7-4 win after the Tommies took a 4-1 lead in the third inning. They will also play at 3:30 p.m. later this afternoon followed by game two at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.

St. Thomas Baseball travels to Greeley, Colo. to open conference play against the Northern Colorado Bears. After a delay due to weather, the game will now start at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, followed by the series finale at 1 p.m. on Sunday. 

Justin Jones can be reached at jone1525@stthomas.edu.