HANOVER, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman women's tennis team picked up a road win over the Hanover Panthers on Thursday with a final score of 4-3. The win advances the team to 9-8 overall and 4-1 in the HCAC.
With the road victory over Hanover, Rose-Hulman has secured their spot as the two seed in the HCAC Tournament. The team will receive a first-round bye, automatically advancing to the semifinal round.
The Fightin' Engineers fell behind after dropping the doubles point to the Panthers. The team of
Emerson Donaldson and
Nova Gladden earned the lone double victory at the No. 3 spot with a score of 6-3.
Rose-Hulman bounced back to win four of the six singles matches to defeat the Panthers. Donaldson earned the win at No. 1 singles, 6-3, 6-4.
Paige Mills claimed the victory at the No. 2 spot, 6-1, 6-2.
Camille Clark defeated her opponent at No. 3 singles with a score of 6-0, 6-3.
Gladden earned the match-deciding point at No. 6 singles, defeating her opponent with a score of 6-4, 7-6 (8-6).
The Fightin' Engineers women's tennis team will return home to host Manchester for Senior Day on Sunday, April 26, at 12:30 for their final match of the regular season.
