TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's tennis team hits the road for four matches in Atlanta on Saturday Feb. 29 and Monday March 2.
2020 ROSE-HULMAN MEN'S TENNIS
SPRING BREAK TRIP
SATURDAY FEB. 29
Rose-Hulman at Georgia Gwinnett - 1 pm
Rose-Hulman at Georgia Gwinnett - 5 pm (two varsity matches)
MONDAY MARCH 2
Rose-Hulman vs. SCAD Atlanta (at Bitsy Grant Tennis Center in Atlanta) - 9 am
Rose-Hulman at Reinhardt - 2 pm
Rose-Hulman News & Notes
- Rose-Hulman stands 1-3 with a win over traditionally regionally ranked Coe on Feb. 15.
- The Fightin' Engineers are playing a challenging early-season schedule including
* One match against #12 ranked NCAA D-III foe
* One match against an NCAA Division I squad (Eastern Illinois on Mar. 22)
* One match against an NCAA Division II squad (Ferris State)
* Three matches against nationally ranked NAIA opponents, including No. 1 ranked Georgia Gwinnett
- Ian Landwehr has a 44-10 career record, including a 41-8 mark in dual singles matches. Landwehr is the 2-time defending HCAC Player of the Year.
- Andrew Schiffman (44 wins) and Austin Perry (42 wins) have also surpassed the 40-win threshold in their Rose-Hulman singles careers.
Meet the Opposition:
* Georgia Gwinnett entered the week on a 115-match winning streak (4th longest streak in all of collegiate sports history)
* Georgia Gwinnett is the 6-time defending NAIA national champions with a 156-3 record since 2013
* Georgia Gwinnett coach Chase Hodges is seven-time ITA National Coach of the Year (289-22 record at GGC)
* SCAD Atlanta has played one NCAA Division III foe this season with a narrow 5-4 loss to Oglethorpe
* Reinhardt completed the 2019 season ranked No. 5 in NAIA men's tennis.
