TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman women's tennis team will travel to WashU to take on Kenyon in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, May 7, at 2 PM ET, 1 PM CT.
ROSE-HULMAN WOMEN'S NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers earned the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after defeating Transylvania in the HCAC Championship with a final score of 4-1.
* This is the third HCAC Tournament Title for the Rose-Hulman women's tennis program and their third appearance in the NCAA Tournament in program history.
* The last time Rose-Hulman qualified for the NCAA Tournament was in the 2016 season.
* The Fightin' Engineers have only been to the national tournament twice in program history, during the 2010 and 2016 seasons, and have never won an NCAA Tournament match.
* Rose-Hulman stands at 13-8 overall this season, entering the tournament.
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Emerson Donaldson leads the team with 13 singles wins this season.
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Autumn Korey ranks second on the team with 12 singles wins on the year.
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Nova Gladden is the team's top doubles player with 15 wins in doubles competition.
* Donaldson follows her with 13 doubles wins this year.
* The best doubles duo for the Fightin' Engineers this season is Gladden and Donaldson with a record of 11-3.
* The team is led by Head Coach
Matt Wilson in his third season at the helm of the tennis program.
* With a win over Kenyon, Rose-Hulman would advance to face the winner of Grinnell and Wheaton on Friday, May 8, at 3 PM ET, 2 PM CT.
KENYON WOMEN'S NOTES:
* Kenyon earned their spot in the NCAA Tournament after defeating Denison in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament with a final score of 5-0.
* The team makes its fourth straight and 26th overall appearance in the national tournament.
* The team ranks 14th in the ITA Rankings across all of NCAA Division III.
* The Owls enter the NCAA Tournament with a record of 18-5 overall.
* Eleni Lazaridou and Hana Nouaime lead the team at No. 1 doubles with a record of 13-5 on the year.
* Lazaridou represents the Owls at No. 1 singles with a record of 17-6 overall this season.
* The team is led by Head Coach Dominic Modise in his second season with the team.
* With a win over Rose-Hulman, Kenyon would advance to face the winner of Grinnell and Wheaton on Friday, May 8, at 3 PM ET, 2 PM CT.
KENYON SERIES HISTORY:
* This is the first time in program history that the Fightin' Engineers have faced Kenyon in women's tennis.
