TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology looks forward to the HCAC Tournament this weekend at the West Indy Racquet Club in Indianapolis.
Opening Round - Friday, May 3
Match 1: No. 4 Transylvania vs. No. 5 Franklin, 4 p.m.
Match 2: No. 3 Hanover vs. No. 6 Anderson, 4 p.m.
Semifinals - Saturday, May 4
Match 3: No. 2 Earlham vs. Match 2 Winner, 1 p.m.
Match 4: No. 1 Rose-Hulman vs. Match 1 Winner, 1 p.m.
Championship - Sunday, May 5
Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner, 10 a.m.
Tournament champion is the HCAC automatic qualifier in the 2019 NCAA DIII Championship Tournament.
ROSE-HULMAN NEWS & NOTES (11-9, 6-0 HCAC)
* The Engineers enter the HCAC Tournament as the No. 1 seed.
* Rose-Hulman has won 45 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 25.
* Ian Landwehr is ranked No. 14 individually in the Central Region in the April 25 ITA player regional rankings. Landwehr is 15-4 overall and 14-3 in dual matches against the outstanding schedule RHIT has played.
* Andre Adam has set the new program record for most career singles wins at 70.
* 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:
* No. 2 Earlham College stands at 16-7 overall and 7-1 in the HCAC.
* No. 3 Hanover College stands at 9-6 overall and 6-1 in the HCAC.
* No. 4 Transylvania University stands at 9-11 overall and 5-3 in the HCAC.
* No. 5 Franklin College stands at 7-10 overall and 4-4 in the HCAC.
* No. 6 Anderson University stands at 3-8 overall and 3-5 in the HCAC.
