CARMEL, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology sophomore Chris Lian has been named the HCAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week, released on Tuesday afternoon by the conference office.

The Mechanical Engineering major led the Fightin' Engineers in an excellent showing at the DePauw Invitational over the weekend as he finished with a 4-2 record overall in singles and doubles.

The Bloomington, Indiana native picked up two wins in singles over Hanover and DePauw to finish 3rd in the #4 singles flight. He also picked up a pair of wins in doubles over two teams from DePauw to finish in 3rd place in the #2 doubles flight. He was the only Rose-Hulman player to pick up top-3 finishes in both singles and doubles.

The award is the first of the career for Lian who finished his freshman season with a 9-7 record in singles and a 12-5 record in doubles.

The Fightin' Engineers will return to action on September 20-22 as they travel to St. Louis, Missouri for the ITA Regional Tournament at Washington University in St. Louis.