Massachusetts Institute of Technology

THE BASICS:
 
- Score: No. 34 MIT - 5, No. 26 Babson - 2
 
- Records: MIT (10-6), Babson (12-7)
 
- Location: New London, Conn. (Coast Guard Academy Tennis Courts)
 
- The Lead: The MIT men's tennis team will be playing for its 22nd NEWMAC Tournament Championship after the second-seeded Engineers defeated third seed Babson, 5-2 on Saturday afternoon in the NEWMAC Semifinals that were held on the campus of top-seed Coast Guard.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
 
- The Engineers took a 2-1 lead after doubles with junior Derek Shen (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) and sophomore Kailas Kahler (Pawtucket, R.I.) winning 8-6 in No. 1 singles and first-year Wayne Nelms (Baltimore, Md.) and sophomore Sundeep Chakladar (Redondo Beach, Calif.) taking a tight 8-7 win in No. 2 doubles.
 
- Shen took a straight-set win over Ole Lepsoe in No. 1 singles, 6-4, 6-3, and Kahler won his match in No. 2 singles by a score of 7-5, 6-1.
 
- Junior Benji Grossman (Sands Point, N.Y.) defeated Gabriel Cestero 6-1, 6-4 in No. 6 singles.
 
UP NEXT:

- The Engineers will take on top-seeded Coast Guard tomorrow at 12 p.m. with the winner claiming the NEWMAC Tournament Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

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