TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers women's tennis team will hit the road to take on Earlham in HCAC action on Saturday, April 11, at 10 AM.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers stand at 7-8 overall and 2-1 in the HCAC this season.
* Rose suffered a loss to Transylvania in their last conference match with a final score of 5-2.
* The team bounced back to defeat Greenville on Monday with a final score of 5-2.
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Emerson Donaldson and
Autumn Korey lead the team in singles play with eight wins each this season.
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Nova Gladden is the top doubles player for the Fightin' Engineers with 11 doubles wins on the year.
* The top doubles team for Rose-Hulman is Donaldson and Gladden, with an overall record of 7-2.
* Rose-Hulman was picked to finish second in the HCAC Preseason Poll, receiving 40 points and two first-place votes.
* The team returns First Team All-HCAC honorees
Lia Taylor and
Emerson Donaldson from last year's team.
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Lia Taylor was also awarded the HCAC Newcomer of the Year last season.
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Addie Patterson,
Nova Gladden, and
Camille Clark all earned All-HCAC Honorable Mention last year for their efforts.
* The team is led by Head Coach
Matt Wilson in his third season at the helm of the tennis program.
* After traveling to face Earlham, Rose-Hulman will return home to host Anderson on Saturday, April 18, at 10 AM.
EARLHAM NOTES:
* Earlham stands at 6-4 overall and 1-2 in the HCAC this season.
* The Quakers will face Mount Union on Thursday, April 9, at 3 PM, before facing Rose-Hulman this weekend.
* The team comes off a conference loss to Transylvania with a final score of 5-2.
* Natalie McCann and Paige Hobbs lead the team at No. 1 doubles.
* Vanessa Akuaku represents the team at No. 1 singles.
* The Quakers have been picked to finish third in the HCAC Standings, earning 39 points and one first-place vote.
* The team is led by Head Coach Jocob Freeland in his first year with the team.
* After hosting Rose-Hulman, Earlham will host Berea on Saturday, April 11, at 2 PM.
EARLHAM SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman leads the all-time series against the Quakers with a record of 17-7.
* The Fightin' Engineers defeated Earlham in the regular season last year, 5-2, but fell short to the Quakers in the HCAC Tournament with a score of 4-2.
* Rose has an all-time road record of 5-4 when facing the Quakers.
HCAC STANDINGS:
1) Transylvania (8-4, 3-0 HCAC)
2) Hanover (6-6, 3-1 HCAC)
3) Rose-Hulman (7-8, 2-1 HCAC)
T4) Franklin (11-9, 2-2 HCAC)
T4) Anderson (5-8, 2-2 HCAC)
6) Earlham (6-6, 1-2 HCAC)
7) Manchester (0-8, 0-0 HCAC)
8) Berea (0-4, 0-3 HCAC)