THE BASICS:
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (J.B. Carr Tennis Bubble)
 
- Scores:
Adelphi - 5, MIT - 2
BU - 4, MIT - 1
 
- Records: No. 30 MIT (0-2), Adelphi (3-1), Boston University (2-2)
 
- The Lead: The 30th-ranked MIT men's tennis team opened its spring season with a double-header against Adelphi and Boston University over the weekend in the J.B. Carr Tennis Bubble.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. ADELPHI
 
- Sophomore Wayne Nelms (Baltimore, Md.) and Sundeep Chakladar grabbed the lone doubles victory for the Engineers with a 6-3 win in two-doubles.
 
- In one-singles, senior Daniel Papacica (Carmel, Calif.) earned a tough three-set win over Hugo Munoz Reinoso 6-4, 2-6, 7-5.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. BU
 
- Senior Derek Shen (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) and junior Kailas Kahler (Pawtucket, R.I.) took the top-doubles court with a 7-5 win over Dion Loutas and Alejandro Licea.
 
- Sophomore Ryan Xiao (Cary, N.C.) earned a sweep in three singles winning both sets in a tiebreak.
 
UP NEXT:

- MIT will host Boston College in an exhibition match on Saturday, February 18th at 5 p.m. in the J.B. Carr Tennis Bubble.
 
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