TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's tennis team travels to the West Indy Racquet Club for the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Tournament this weekend.
Rose-Hulman faces Earlham in the tournament finals on Sunday at 10 a.m. The Engineers defeated Transylvania 5-1 in the semifinals while the Quakers edged Franklin 5-3 in the other semifinal.
Rose-Hulman comes into the tournament with an 11-5 record on the season and an 8-0 mark in HCAC play. Sophomore Georges Adam, freshman Cam Metzger, and freshman Derek Benedict all have at least 10 singles wins playing primarily second, third, and fifth singles respectively. As a team, the Fightin' Engineers are 64-32 in singles flights this season.
In doubles, Adam and sophomore Brandon Benedict team up as RHIT's first doubles team and boast a 9-5 record. Junior Matt Conrad and Metzger, RHIT's second doubles team, also have a 9-5 record on the year.
With Rose-Hulman's victory over Transylvania, the Engineers clinched the program's first-ever outright HCAC regular season title. Rose-Hulman's next goal is to win the HCAC Tournament for the first time and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA III Men's Tennis Tournament. Below is a list of seeds and tournament times for this weekend.
Participating Teams
| Seed |
|
Team |
|
HCAC Record |
|
Overall Record |
| No. 1 |
|
Rose-Hulman |
|
8-0 |
|
11-5 |
| No. 2 |
|
Franklin |
|
7-1 |
|
9-5 |
| No. 3 |
|
Earlham |
|
6-2 |
|
10-9 |
| No. 4 |
|
Defiance |
|
5-3 |
|
10-8 |
| No. 5 |
|
Transylvania |
|
4-4 |
|
5-7 |
| No. 6 |
|
Manchester |
|
3-5 |
|
4-10 |
Tournament Schedule
| Game |
|
Date |
|
Time/Result |
|
Team A |
|
Team B |
| Game No. 1 |
|
Friday, May 1 |
|
Transy 5-1 |
|
No. 4 Defiance |
|
No. 5 Transylvania |
| Game No. 2 |
|
Friday, May 1 |
|
Earlham 5-1 |
|
No. 3 Earlham |
|
No. 6 Manchester |
| Game No. 3 |
|
Saturday, May 2 |
|
RHIT 5-1 |
|
No. 1 Rose-Hulman |
|
No. 5 Transylvania |
| Game No. 4 |
|
Saturday, May 2 |
|
Earlham 5-3 |
|
No. 2 Franklin |
|
No. 3 Earlham |
| Game No. 5 |
|
Sunday, May 3 |
|
10 a.m. |
|
No. 1 Rose-Hulman |
|
No. 3 Earlham |
