TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman women's tennis team continues the season hosting Asbury on Saturday, October 17, at 11 AM, at the Joy Hulbert Tennis Center.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers stand at 0-2 overall this season.
* The team is coming off a 3-4 loss to IU Southwest.
* Rose-Hulman fell behind after losing the doubles point;
Paige Mills and
Kaitlyn Pfund were able to defeat their opponent 7-5 to win the No. 3 doubles match.
* The team won three of their six singles matches.
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Autumn Korey won the No. 3 singles match with a score of 5-7, 6-2, 6-0.
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Nova Gladden secured a 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, victory in the No. 5 singles matchup.
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Julia Burt rounded out the Fightin' Engineers with a No. 6 singles win, with a final score of 6-3, 6-3.
* The team is led by Head Coach
Matt Wilson, who won HCAC Men's Coach of the Year and is entering his fourth season at the helm of the men's and women's tennis programs.
* After hosting Asbury, the Fightin' Engineers will travel to Owensboro, Kentucky to take on the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers on Saturday, October 24, at 2 PM.
ASBURY NOTES:
* The Eagles are currently 0-0 and will begin their dual matches on Friday, October 16th at Franklin College.
* The team is coming off a CCS Championship and a first-round NCAA Championships appearance against North Carolina Wesleyan University where they fell 4-0.
* Asbury is returning five of their six singles players from last season, led by captain Malory Watkins and their No. 1 singles player, Katherine Nova.
* The team is also returning the No. 1 doubles team with Alexandra Garcia and Katherine Nova.
* This is Head Coach Jarred Miller's 17th season at the helm of the Asbury women's tennis program.
* After facing Rose-Hulman, the Eagles will travel to Georgetown, Kentucky, to compete in the Georgetown Invite on Friday, October 23rd and Saturday, October 24th.
