TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman men's tennis team will take on Earlham in the HCAC Semifinal on Saturday, May 2, at 3 PM. The winner will advance to the HCAC Championship Match on Sunday, May 3, at 1:30 PM. Saturday's semifinal matches will now be played indoors at the Community Sports and Wellness Center in Pendleton, Indiana. 

ROSE-HULMAN MEN'S NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman secured the top seed in the HCAC Tournament with an overall record of 11-7 and an HCAC mark of 7-0 during the regular season. 
* The team earned their 10th regular-season title in program history, and this is the third consecutive season Rose has been named the regular-season champs.
* The Fightin' Engineers received their first NCAA Regional Ranking in program history at the beginning of April, ranking sixth in NCAA Region VI.
* The doubles team of Tim Eckermann and Chris Lian rank sixth in the region, with Eckermann being listed as in consideration as a singles competitor.
* The men's team currently ranks 66th in the ITA National Rankings across all of NCAA Division III.
* Ephraim Guthrie leads the team in singles play with a record of 18-3 this season. 
* Tim Eckermann follows him with 12 singles wins this season.
* Ervin Perkowski is the team's top doubles player with 14 wins in doubles play. 
* Chris Lian follows him with 13 doubles wins this season.
* The doubles teams of Eckermann and Lian, along with Perkowski and Eli McIntyre, both lead the team with 12 doubles wins on the year.
* Rose-Hulman has won the HCAC Title the past two seasons, going undefeated in HCAC play both years.
* The team is led by Head Coach Matt Wilson in his third season at the helm of the tennis program.
* The winner of the HCAC Semifinal will advance to the HCAC Championship Match on Sunday, May 3. 

EARLHAM MEN'S NOTES: 
* Earlham earned the #4 seed in the HCAC Tournament and stands at 13-5 overall with a regular season mark of 5-2 in the HCAC.
* The team has won six straight matches, recently defeating Hanover 4-3 in the quarterfinal round to advance to the semifinal. 
* Ivan Wularu is the team's top singles player in the No. 1 spot. 
* The double team of Zinedine Purbo and Christos Xirokostas represents the Quakers at No. 1 doubles. 
* Rose-Hulman defeated Earlham during the regular season with a final score of 6-1. 
* The team is led by Head Coach Jacob Freeland.

TRANSYLVANIA MEN'S NOTES: 
* Transylvania enters the tournament as the #2 seed with a record of 7-9 overall and 5-2 in the HCAC. 
* The Pioneers won their last three matches of the regular season. 
* Chris Kaufmann is the team's No. 1 singles player.
* Kaufmann and Jordan Cordrey have teamed up this year to represent the team at No. 1 doubles. 
* Rose-Hulman defeated Transylvania during the regular season with a final score of 5-2.
* The team is led by Head Coach Bill Carey. 

ANDERSON MEN'S NOTES: 
* Anderson earned the #3 seed in the HCAC Tournament and stands at 9-9 overall with a regular season conference record of 5-2. 
* The team defeated Franklin in the quarterfinal round to advance to the semifinals with a score of 6-1. 
* Martin Suarez leads the team at No. 1 singles this season.
* Suarez pairs with Davis Borders in the No. 1 doubles spot for the Ravens. 
* Rose-Hulman defeated Anderson during the regular season with a final score of 6-1.
* The team is led by Head Coach Scott Greve.

HCAC MEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT:

Wednesday, April 29 - Quarterfinals
#6 Franklin at #3 Anderson - Anderson wins 6-1

Thursday, April 30 - Quarterfinals
#5 Hanover at #4 Earlham - Earlham wins 4-3

Saturday, May 2 - Semifinals - Community Sports and Wellness Center - Pendleton, Indiana
#1 Rose-Hulman vs. #4 Earlham - 3 PM
#2 Transylvania vs. #3 Anderson - 5 PM

Sunday, May 3 - Championship - Indianapolis North Central High School
Winner of each semifinal match - 1:30 PM