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Men's Tennis Travels to Univ. of Indianapolis to Face Franklin Tonight

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will hit the road for the University of Indianapolis and a match against Franklin College on Wednesday night.  Match time is 6:30 pm.

MATCH SCHEDULE
Wednesday April 24 - Rose-Hulman vs. Franklin - 6:30 pm - University of Indianapolis Tennis Center

ROSE-HULMAN NEWS & NOTES (10-9, 5-0 HCAC)

* Rose-Hulman has won 44 consecutive matches against HCAC competition and has not lost to an HCAC opponent since May 2014. 
* The men's tennis team has won four straight HCAC championships and made four straight NCAA Division III Tournament appearances entering 2019.
* As a team, Rose-Hulman is ranked No. 18 in the ITA Central Region rankings published April 11.
Ian Landwehr is ranked No. 13 individually in the Central Region in the April 11 ITA player regional rankings.  Landwehr is 14-4 overall and 13-3 in dual matches against the outstanding schedule RHIT has played.
Andre Adam enters Wednesday's match tied with 2017 graduate Brandon Benedict for the career school record in singles wins (69). 
* RHIT has faced one of the toughest schedules in the nation this season, including three top 25 ranked NCAA Division III teams, two NCAA Division II teams and one NCAA Division I squad.
* 31st year head coach Dan Hopkins will retire following the 2019 season.  Hopkins has crossed the 300-win threshold on the men's side and has over 450 combined men's and women's victories at Rose-Hulman.

THE OPPOSITION: Franklin Grizzlies

* Franklin stands 7-8 overall and 4-2 in HCAC entering Wednesday night's match.
* The Grizzlies won five consecutive matches before falling to Transylania and Hanover in their two most recent matches. 

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Players Mentioned

Andre Adam

Andre Adam

Senior
Ian Landwehr

Ian Landwehr

Junior

Players Mentioned

Andre Adam

Andre Adam

Senior
Ian Landwehr

Ian Landwehr

Junior