Massachusetts Institute of Technology

THE BASICS:
 
- Score: MIT - 9, Wheaton - 0
 
- Records: MIT (5-3, 1-0 NEWMAC), Wheaton (2-8, 0-1 NEWMAC)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (DuPont Tennis Courts)
 
- The Lead: The MIT men's tennis team opened up NEWMAC action with a decisive 9-0 win over visiting Wheaton on Saturday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- The Engineers started strong, winning all three doubles matches convincingly. In No.1 doubles, first-year Carl-Herman Grant (Oslo, Norway) and junior Daniel Papacica (Carmel, Calif.) took an 8-3 win followed by an 8-0 MIT win in No. 2 doubles by junior Derek Shen (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) and first-year Daniel Antov (Austin, Texas). First-year Wayne Nelms (Baltimore, Md.) and sophomore Sundeep Chakladar (Redondo Beach, Calif.) closed out doubles action with an 8-2 win.
 
- MIT won all six singles matches in straight sets, including two 6-0, 6-0 matches. Papacica and sophomore Daniel Sharygin (Newburgh, Ind.) both won their matches 6-0, 6-0 in No. 3 and No. 6 singles respectively.
 
- Shen won in No. 1 singles by a 6-3, 6-3 score followed by Antov in two singles with a 6-3, 6-1 win. Sophomore Kailas Kahler (Pawtucket, R.I.) took No. 4 singles by a score of 6-1, 6-0 while first-year Ryan Xiao (Cary, N.C.) won in five singles by a 6-0, 6-2 score.
 
UP NEXT:

- The Engineers will head out on the road for a mid-week NEWMAC contest as the team will travel to New London, Conn. on Wednesday, April 6 to take on Coast Guard. The match is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.         

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