LIVE STATS
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-- The Rose-Hulman men's tennis team returns to action hosting Olivet Nazarene on Saturday, February 15, at 3 PM. The match will be played indoors at the Terre Haute Tennis & Pickleball Center.
ROSE-HULMAN MEN'S TENNIS NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers currently stand at 2-2 overall this season with wins against Earlham 6-1 and Manchester 7-0.
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Owen Reynolds highlighted the team's individual performances early this season after he advanced to the championship round of the consolation bracket at the ITA Regional Tournament in St. Louis, Missouri. Reynolds fell short in the championship match with a 7-5, 6-4 loss to Wabash.
* Reynolds leads the team with 7 singles wins in the 2024-25 season with four of those coming at the ITA Regional Tournament.
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Grant Paradowski is one win shy of breaking into the top-10 for career singles wins at Rose-Hulman. He has a 46-30 overall record as a Fightin' Engineer.
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Joao Henrique Nossar has been a bright spot for Rose-Hulman this season with a 4-2 singles record.
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Chris Lian leads the Fightin' Engineers in doubles wins with five on the season.
* Rose-Hulman was picked as the favorite to repeat as HCAC Champions in the preseason coaches poll, receiving 48 points and six of the seven first-place votes.
* The Fightin' Engineers ended last season winning their eighth conference regular season and tournament title in program history. They advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time where they fell 5-3 to Illinois Tech in the opening round.
* Rose-Hulman brought in five new players to their roster this season from all over the world. The freshman class has players from Virginia (2), Indiana, Germany, and Brazil.
* After hosting Olivet Nazarene, Rose-Hulman will travel to Florida for their Spring Trip. The Fightin' Engineers will start their trip taking on Allegheny on Monday, March 3, at 9 AM.
OLIVET NAZARENE NOTES:
* Olivet Nazarene stands at 2-0 so far this season with wins over UW-Stevens Point 5-2 and Wabash 6-1.
* Chatton Haws represents the Tigers at No. 1 singles.
* The No. 1 doubles team for Olivet is Sanskar Choubey and Paul Saleh.
* The team finished last season with a record of 5-9 overall and 2-3 in the CCAA.
* After facing Rose-Hulman, Olivet Nazarene will travel to face DePauw on Tuesday, February 18, at 3 PM CT.
SERIES HISTORY:
* This will be the first meeting in school history between the Rose-Hulman men's tennis and Olivet Nazarene men's tennis programs.
HCAC STANDINGS:
T1) Transylvania (2-0, 2-0 HCAC)
T1) Hanover (3-1, 2-0 HCAC)
T1) Rose-Hulman (2-2, 2-0 HCAC)
4) Franklin (5-2, 1-1 HCAC)
5) Anderson (2-4, 0-0 HCAC)
T6) Earlham (2-3, 0-1 HCAC)
T6) Berea (0-4, 0-1 HCAC)
8) Manchester (0-4, 0-7 HCAC)
