TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology opens the 2017-18 women's tennis regular season schedule at Defiance College on Saturday at noon.
RHIT NEWS & NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman is the defending Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament champions and reached the NCAA Division III Tournament in the spring of 2017.
* The Fightin' Engineers tied a school record with 14 wins and defeated Hanover College 5-4 in the HCAC Tournament final to secure the NCAA bid.
* Rose-Hulman is the preseason pick of league coaches to win the HCAC regular season championship this season. The Fightin' Engineers received five of a possible eight first-place votes.
* Anna Thompson was named the 2017 HCAC Tournament Most Valuable Player, first-team all-conference and league Freshman of the Year. Senior Bella Evans and sophomore Naomi Bhagat also captured all-league recognition last season.
* Evans and Bhagat have impressive career singles records. Evans stands 37-11 in career singles matches, while Bhagat is 15-4.
* Rose-Hulman stands 53-12 in HCAC regular season play since the 2010 season.
MEET THE YELLOW JACKETS:
* Defiance stands 0-2 on the season after falling to Huntington and Thomas More.
* The Yellow Jackets were 3-13 last season, highlighted by a conference win over Earlham.
