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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman men's tennis team will return to HCAC play, traveling to take on Franklin College on Tuesday, April 22, at 5:30 PM.
ROSE-HULMAN MEN'S TENNIS NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers stand at 9-9 overall and 5-0 in the HCAC this season.
* The team comes off a loss to Wheaton with a final score of 5-2.
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Grant Paradowski leads the team with 12 singles wins this season.
* Paradowski broke a career milestone, becoming just the sixth Fightin' Engineer to surpass 100 career total wins. Paradowski ranks sixth all-time with 102 career total wins.
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Ervin Perkowski is another standout in singles play this year with 11 wins.
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Chris Lian is the team's top doubles player with 12 wins in doubles competition this 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.
* After taking on Franklin, Rose-Hulman will wrap up their regular season, traveling to take on Transylvania on Saturday, April 26, at 2 PM.
FRANKLIN NOTES:
* Franklin enters the mid-week matchup with a record of 6-10 overall and 2-2 in the HCAC.
* The team comes off a loss to IU Southeast with a final score of 4-3.
* Jaden Wells leads the team in singles with a record of 9-6 this season.
* Shay Kyser is the team's top doubles player with a record of 8-3 this year.
* The Grizzlies have been picked to finish fifth in the HCAC preseason poll with 27 points.
* After facing Rose-Hulman, Franklin will travel to Hanover on Thursday, April 24, at 4 PM.
FRANKLIN SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series against Franklin with a record of 37-9 against the Grizzlies.
* Rose-Hulman has won the last 12 matches against Franklin, dating back to the 2013-14 season.
* The Fightin' Engineers defeated the Grizzlies last season 8-1, and beat them in the HCAC Tournament 5-2.
* Rose-Hulman has an all-time away record of 6-1 against Franklin.
HCAC STANDINGS:
1) Rose-Hulman (7-5, 5-0 HCAC)
2) Transylvania (7-7, 6-0 HCAC)
3) Anderson (10-7, 3-2 HCAC)
4) Hanover (6-6, 3-2 HCAC)
5) Franklin (7-10, 2-2 HCAC)
6) Earlham (11-8, 1-3 HCAC)
7) Manchester (1-14, 0-5 HCAC)
8) Berea (0-12, 0-6 HCAC)