Massachusetts Institute of Technology

THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT - 6, Boston University - 3
 
- Records: MIT (1-0), BU (0-3)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (DuPont Tennis Courts)
 
- The Lead: The MIT men's tennis team opened up the spring season with a 6-3 win over Division I Boston University on Friday afternoon. The Engineers are now 25-26 all-time against the Terriers as MIT earned its first win over the D1 squad since the 2016-17 season.
 

HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- In doubles, MIT earned wins in the second and third spots with first-year Daniel Antov (Austin, Texas) and first-year Carl-Herman Grant (Oslo, Norway) notching a 6-3 win in the second spot and first-year Wayne Nelms (Baltimore, Md.) and sophomore Sundeep Chakladar (Redondo Beach, Calif.) notching a 6-3 win in the third slot.
 
- The Engineers won four of the six singles matches with junior Derek Shen (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) leading off with a three-set win (7-6, 4-6, 6-3) win over Dion Loutas. The Engineers earned straight-set singles wins by junior Richter Jordaan (Denver, Colo.) and first-year Ryan Xiao (Cary, N.C.).
 
 
UP NEXT:

- MIT returns to the courts on Wednesday, February 23 when they host Bentley at 4 p.m.  

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