TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman men's tennis team returns to their spring schedule, traveling to Florida for a week of competition. The Fightin' Engineers will play four varsity matches and on scrimmage on the trip.

ROSE-HULMAN MEN'S TENNIS NOTES:

* The Fightin' Engineers currently stand at 2-3 overall this season with wins against Earlham 6-1 and Manchester 7-0.
* Rose-Hulman dropped both of their spring matches by a score of 4-3 against Illinois Tech and Olivet Nazarene (IL).
* Owen Reynolds leads the team with 7 singles wins this season thanks to an excellent performance in the ITA Regional Tournament at Washington University in St. Louis. Reynolds advanced to the championship round of the consolation bracket before falling to Wabash College 7-5, 6-4 in the championship match.
* Joao Henrique Nossar and Ervin Perkowski also come in with winning records in singles play at 5-2 on the season.
* Chris Lian leads the Fightin' Engineers in doubles wins with six on the season. Eli McIntyre and Perkowski have also added four doubles wins on the year.
* Grant Paradowski is one win shy of breaking into the top-10 for career singles wins at Rose-Hulman. He has a 46-31 overall record as a Fightin' Engineer.
* 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 traveling to Florida, Rose-Hulman will return home to host Hanover College in HCAC action on Saturday, March 15, at 2 PM. 

FLORIDA TRIP SCHEDULE:

Monday, March 3
vs. Allegheny - L, 5-2
vs. Concordia (WI) - W, 6-1

Tuesday, March 4
vs. Cedarville - L, 5-2

Thursday, March 6
vs. Saint Mary's (MN) - 7:30 AM - USTA National Tennis Center - Courts 9-14 - LIVE STATS
vs. #20 Kenyon - 2:30 PM - USTA National Tennis Center - Courts 3-8 - SCRIMMAGE