TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology women's tennis season continues with a four-match trip to Orlando, Florida. The Fightin' Engineers will take on a trio of MIAA opponents with one match against NAIA Bethel.
FLORIDA SPRING TRIP SCHEDULE:
Monday, February 27 - vs. Adrian - 12 pm - W 6-3
Monday, February 27 - vs. Bethel - 4 pm - L 0-7
Tuesday, February 28 - vs. Calvin - 5:30 pm
Wednesday, March 1 - vs. Albion - 12 pm
ROSE-HULMANÂ WOMEN'S TENNIS NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman comes into this match at 5-4 on the season with their losses coming to Anderson (twice), Transylvania, and Principia.
* The Fightin' Engineers finished third in their fall HCAC season.
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Taylor Goldman andÂ
Wynne Aldrich lead the team with 7 singles wins on the season. Their #1 doubles team is also 6-2 on the year.
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Violet Keith has added five singles wins for the Fightin' Engineers, and
Ella Dorfmueller and
Julia McGuire have each added four.
* Goldman and Aldrich were each named First-Team All-HCAC in the fall season. Dorfmueller was also named All-HCAC Honorable Mention.
* After the spring trip, the Fightin' Engineers will return to their home court for a non-conference match with Greenville on Saturday, March 4.
OPPONENT NOTES:
* Adrian comes in at 3-2 on the season with wins over Manchester, Anderson, and Hanover. The Bulldogs fell to both Ohio Northern and Bethel. This will be the first match of the spring season for Adrian.
* The Bulldogs finished 8-11 last season with a 6th place finish in the MIAA.
* Bethel comes into the spring season at 11-4. The Pilots fall losses came to NAIA #5 Indiana Wesleyan, Marian (twice), and Holy Cross. This will be the first match of the spring season for Bethel.
* The Pilots finished last season 10-13. They finished 6-2 in the NAIA Crossroads League this fall and took home 3rd place in the league.
* Calvin comes into the trip 3-1 with wins over Wisconsin Lutheran, Concordia (MI), and Aquinas and a loss to North Park. The Knights will play matches on Monday and Tuesday morning prior to their meeting with Rose-Hulman.
* The Knights finished 16-3 last season with a 3rd place finish in the MIAA.
* Albion comes in at 2-3 on the season with wins over St. Francis and Olivet and losses to Concordia (MI), Manchester, and Spring Arbor. The Britons will play matches on Monday and Tuesday prior to their meeting with Rose-Hulman.
* The Britons finished 2-14 last season with a 8th place finish in the MIAA.
SERIES HISTORY:
* Adrian won the lone match between the two school back in 2018.
* The Fightin' Engineers have never played Calvin, Albion, or Bethel in the program's history.
ROSE-HULMAN RECORDS:
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Taylor Goldman ranks 3rd in school history in career singles win percentage at 0.786 and 20th in program history in career singles wins with 22.