CARMEL, Ind. -- The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced its weekly award winners for the sport of men's tennis. Eli McIntyre has been named the HCAC Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week after helping Rose-Hulman defeat Franklin and Transylvania last week. 

McIntyre helped the Fightin' Engineers earn the HCAC regular season title with two conference wins this week. The freshman civil engineering major went 4-0 with wins at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles.

In the match against the Pioneers, the score was tied 3-3. McIntyre was the hero of the day, picking up the match-winning point after defeating his opponent with a score of 6-2, 6-4 to clinch the regular season title. 

This is the first HCAC Athlete of the Week award for McIntyre in his career as a Fightin' Engineer. 

The Rose-Hulman men's tennis team earned the #1 seed in the HCAC Tournament and will have a bye in the opening round. The team will return to action in the semifinal round against the winner of Hanover and Franklin on Saturday, May 3, at 12 PM.