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Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Ready for Four-Match Weekend

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology hits the road for four matches in three days as part of Spring Break 2015, starting on Friday.

Rose-Hulman opens the weekend stretch with a match against Indiana Tech at Swinney Park in Fort Wayne on Friday at 4 p.m.  Saturday features conference action at Defiance (10 a.m.) and a matchup with NCAA Division I IPFW (5 p.m.).  On Sunday, the Fightin' Engineers close a busy weekend with a trip to Manchester University at 1 p.m.

The Fightin' Engineers improved to 6-3 on the season and 4-0 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play with a 9-0 win over Anderson University on Wednesday night.  Rose-Hulman has two HCAC matches among the four scheduled for this weekend. 

Sophomores Brandon Benedict and Georges Adam have enjoyed success at the No. 1 singles and No. 2 singles spots and have teamed up at No. 1 doubles.  Benedict is 7-5 this season, Adam is 8-3, and the two are 5-4 as a doubles tandem.

Freshman Cam Metger (6-2) and junior Matt Conrad (5-3) have held down the No. 3 and No. 4 singles spots for most of the season.  Freshman Derek Benedict (6-3) and freshman Tyler Haas (5-4) have rounded out the singles rotation.  The Fightin' Engineers have an overall singles record of 42-24 and the doubles teams have combined for a 22-10 record.

Indiana Tech enters Friday's matchup with a 6-2 record.  Defiance stands 8-4 overall and is a perfect 3-0 in conference matches.  IPFW has a 10-10 overall record, while Manchester stands 0-6 overall and 0-2 in league play.

After this weekend's action, Rose-Hulman returns home to face Oakland City University on Monday at 6 p.m. in a non-conference matchup.

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Players Mentioned

Georges Adam

Georges Adam

Sophomore
Brandon Benedict

Brandon Benedict

Sophomore
Derek Benedict

Derek Benedict

Freshman
Matt Conrad

Matt Conrad

Junior
Tyler Haas

Tyler Haas

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Georges Adam

Georges Adam

Sophomore
Brandon Benedict

Brandon Benedict

Sophomore
Derek Benedict

Derek Benedict

Freshman
Matt Conrad

Matt Conrad

Junior
Tyler Haas

Tyler Haas

Freshman