TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers men's tennis team looks to protect their undefeated record in the HCAC, welcoming Anderson to town on Saturday, April 18, at 2 PM.
ROSE-HULMANÂ NOTES:
* The team stands at 10-7 overall and 4-0 in the HCAC this season.
* The Fightin' Engineers have won their last two matches, defeating Transylvania 5-2 and Earlham 6-1.Â
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Ephraim Guthrie leads the team in singles play with a record of 15-3 this season.Â
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Tim Eckermann and
Ervin Perkowski both have a total of nine singles wins on the year.Â
* Perkowski is the team's top doubles player with 12 wins in doubles play.Â
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Chris Lian and
Eli McIntyre follow him, both tallying 10 doubles wins this season.Â
* The top doubles duo this season has been McIntyre and Perkowski with a record of 10-5.
* The Fightin' Engineers were picked as the favorites to win the HCAC this season, earning 42 points and seven first-place votes.
* Rose-Hulman has won the HCAC Title the past two seasons, going undefeated in HCAC play both years.
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Tim Eckermann andÂ
Ervin Perkowski were named First Team All-HCAC last season.Â
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Ephraim Guthrie,Â
Eli McIntyre, andÂ
Chris Lian were named Honorable Mention All-HCAC.
* The team is led by Head CoachÂ
Matt Wilson in his third season at the helm of the tennis program.
* After facing Anderson, Rose-Hulman will hit the road to take on Hanover on Saturday, April 25, at 2 PM.Â
ANDERSON NOTES:Â
* Anderson enters the weekend with a record of 8-7 overall and 5-0 in the HCAC.Â
* The team has won their last four matches, most recently defeating Manchester with a final score of 7-0.
* Martin Suarez and Pedro Alves Sette have been the top doubles team for the Anderson Ravens.Â
* Suarez has represented the team at No. 1 singles this season.Â
* Anderson has been selected to finish second in the HCAC Preseason Poll, earning 40 points and one first-place vote.
* The team is led by Scott Greve in his third season with the Ravens.
* After facing Rose-Hulman, Anderson will wrap up their regular season, traveling to take on Transylvania on Saturday, April 25, at 11 AM.
ANDERSONÂ SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman has dominated the all-time series against Anderson, with a record of 29-1 against the Ravens.Â
* The team has won 27 straight matches dating back to the 1997-98 season.
* The only time Anderson has ever defeated Rose-Hulman was in 1997 with a final score of 5-4.
* Rose has an all-time home record of 7-0 when hosting the Ravens.Â
HCAC STANDINGS:
1) Rose-Hulman (10-7, 4-0 HCAC)
2) Anderson (8-7, 5-0 HCAC)
T3) Earlham (9-7, 3-2 HCAC)
T3) Transylvania (5-9, 3-2Â HCAC)
5) Hanover (7-7, 3-3 HCAC)
6) Franklin (6-13, 1-3 HCAC)
7) Manchester (1-12, 0-3 HCAC)
8) Berea (0-8, 0-6 HCAC)