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WTEN-GAMEDAY-Earlham-4/11/26

Women's Tennis Travels to Face Earlham in HCAC Battle Saturday

4/7/2026 1:34:00 PM

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.  
* Emerson Donaldson and Autumn Korey lead the team in singles play with eight wins each this season.
* 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.
Lia Taylor was also awarded the HCAC Newcomer of the Year last season. 
Addie PattersonNova 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)
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