TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers men's tennis team will travel to take on the Hanover Panthers this Thursday, April 23, at 5 PM. 

ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman stands atop the HCAC standings with a record of 11-7 overall and an undefeated 5-0 record in the conference.
* The Fightin' Engineers received their first NCAA Regional Ranking in program history earlier this month. 
* The team sits in the top six teams in NCAA Region VI.
* The men's team also ranks 62nd in the ITA National Rankings across all of NCAA Division III.
* Rose-Hulman has won their last three matches, defeating Transylvania, Earlham, and Anderson. 
* Ephraim Guthrie leads the team in singles play with a record of 16-3 this season. 
* Tim Eckermann follows him with 10 singles wins this season.
* Ervin Perkowski is the team's top doubles player with 13 wins in doubles play. 
* Chris Lian follows him, tallying 11 doubles wins this season. 
* The top doubles duo this season has been Eli McIntyre and Perkowski with a record of 11-5.
* 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.
* Tim Eckermann and Ervin Perkowski were named First Team All-HCAC last season. 
* Ephraim Guthrie, Eli McIntyre, and Chris Lian were named Honorable Mention All-HCAC.
* The team is led by Head Coach Matt Wilson in his third season at the helm of the tennis program.
* After traveling to face Hanover, Rose-Hulman will return home to host Senior Day on Sunday, April 26, against Manchester at 2 PM. 

HANOVER NOTES: 
* Hanover ranks fifth in the HCAC standings with a record of 7-5 overall and 3-3 in the HCAC.
* The team has lost their last four matches, most recently falling to DePauw with a final score of 7-0. 
* The Panthers are led by Jake Fascione, competing at No. 1 singles.
* Fascione and Sebastian Vogel are the team's top doubles team in the No. 1 spot this season.
* Hanover was selected to finish fifth in the HCAC Preseason Poll, earning 23 points. 
* The team is led by Head Coach Eric Larue in his ninth season with the Panthers. 
* After hosting Rose-Hulman, Hanover will look ahead to compete in the HCAC Championships on Saturday, May 2.

HANOVER SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series against Hanover with a record of 26-4 all-time against the Panthers.
* The team has won their last two matches against the Panthers with final scores of 8-1 and 6-1.
* The last time Rose lost to Hanover was during the 2022-23 season with a final score of 5-4. 
* Rose has an all-time road record of 4-3 when traveling to take on the Panthers. 

HCAC STANDINGS:
1) Rose-Hulman (11-7, 5-0 HCAC)
2) Anderson (8-8, 5-1 HCAC)
T3) Earlham (11-7, 4-2 HCAC)
T3) Transylvania (6-9, 4-2 HCAC)
5) Hanover (7-8, 3-3 HCAC)
6) Franklin (7-14, 2-4 HCAC)
7) Manchester (1-14, 1-5 HCAC)
8) Berea (0-9, 0-7 HCAC)